PENTICTON - The chief of the Penticton Indian Band in British Columbia says events such as the wildfire that forced thousands of people from their homes in the Okanagan aren't
PENTICTON - The chief of the Penticton Indian Band in British Columbia says events such as the wildfire that forced thousands of people from their homes in the Okanagan aren’t natural occurrences and more needs to be done to fix the problem.
Chief Greg Gabriel, whose members are among the evacuees, says that could mean looking at logging practices and addressing drought conditions.
Thousands have been displaced as Indigenous leaders raise concerns about firefighting resources, emergency aid, and evacuation…
British Columbia Premier David Eby says a fast-moving wildfire in western Canada that forced more than 20,000 people from their…
A fast-moving wildfire has destroyed about 230 homes in an Indigenous community in western Canada. The chief of the Okanagan…
Fast-moving fire displaces people in western Canada, burning homes as it races through towns on Okanagan Lake
Officials in the Central Okanagan are urging people who have remained in their homes in areas under evacuation order to leave,…
British Columbia has declared a state of emergency over the 100 wildfires raging across the province
‘Explosive’ wildfire forces 20,000 people to flee as British Columbia declares state of emergency
