No one died in the firestorm thanks to first responders and neighbours...
At 8:30 pm, just three hours after the 10 km long “controlled” burn was lit by an aerial ignition on August 17th, a crew from the local Volunteer Fire Department drove up the 670 Scotch Creek logging...
View ArticleThe Shuswap’s worst disaster was avoidable
The most recent map of the fire showing the area with the most intensity in red. This map also shows how the Adams Lake East fire did not spread significantly after the windstorm and it was the...
View ArticleThe firestorm battle to save Scotch Creek
Using a loader to battle the blaze at North American Log Crafters, photo by Mark Acton Normally, they operate a marina and sell boats, but this summer they added a new occupation to their resumé,...
View ArticleShuswap Firestorm – the early days
It was an insignificant blaze on day one that could have been extinguished if more resources has been used to action it Most of British Columbia’s destructive wildfires begin as small, insignificant...
View ArticleWhy the Shuswap firestorm should be the last straw
The aftermath of the firestorm in Scotch Creek, photo by Jim Cooperman The beloved hills behind our home in Lee Creek where we hike most days in the winter would normally now be a delightful scene...
View ArticleAll busy on the Western front – Eva Road firestorm heroes
The firestorm advancing towards Eva Road just after 6pm on August 18th, screenshot from a Butch Bouschard video After keeping his eye on the Adams Lake East wildfire for weeks, Butch Bouchard was...
View ArticleThe Spooner team played a key role in the local firefighting effort
Ebony Siddall hosing down a hot spot in east Lee Creek, photo by Jennifer Spooner While there were a few hundred residents who remained behind to protect their homes and their neighbour’s homes and...
View ArticleReform B.C.’S wildfire response or face more summers of devastation
Delivering the petitions, the briefing note and press release to Premier Eby and three cabinet ministers, Feb. 12, 2024 On February 12th, Jim Cooperman presented this release and briefing note on...
View ArticleIn Victoria to advocate for improvements to wildfire suppression
Firestorm hitting Squilax Mountain at 9:30 pm, August 18, photo by Darla Miller It was my time spent opposing the unjust and immoral Vietnam war while attending university that led to a lifetime of...
View ArticleShuswap’s burnt forests – to log or not to log?
These mature Douglas Fir trees were part of an old growth management area (OGMA) above Lee Creek Heights, and will soon be logged and replaced with young seedlings of mixed species. A replacement OGMA...
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