The Tyee: A Fire Tornado? Yes, They’re Real — and Dangerous https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/08/25/Fire-Tornado-Real-Dangerous/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #Queen’sInstituteforEnergyandEnvironmentalPolicy #DarkDaysatNoon:TheFutureofFire #pyrocumulonimbusstorms #Dirtythunderstorms #GreatPorcupinefire #GunLakefiretornado #BCWildfireService #BCwildfires2023 #MattMacDonald #firetornado #Firewhirls #EdStruzik

Global News BC: Underwear donations appreciated, not needed: West Kelowna fire chief https://globalnews.ca/news/9917938/underwear-donations-appreciated-not-needed-west-kelowna-fire-chief/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #McDougallCreekwildgfire #JasonBrolundUnderwear #BCwildfires2023 #JasonBrolund #Poombathepig #BCwildfires #WestKelowna #Fire

Underwear donations appreciated, not needed: West Kelowna fire chief
A joke about West Kelowna's fire chief needing underwear and a new pig are some of the lighter stories emerging from the McDougall Creek wildfire fight.
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https://globalnews.ca/news/9917938/underwear-donations-appreciated-not-needed-west-kelowna-fire-chief/

The Tyee: Want to Understand BC Burning? Read These Articles https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/08/23/Read-These-Articles-To-Understand-BC-Wildfires/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #Tŝilhqot'inNationalGovernment #Yunesit’inFirstNation #SyilxOkanaganNation #OkanaganIndianBand #LucretiusProblem #BCwildfires2023 #FireWeatherbook #CrawfordKilian #AndrewMacLeod #JohnVaillant #GaryFilmon #EdStruzik

The Tyee: Please Advise! Should Politicians Pander as Cities Burn? https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2023/08/22/Politicians-Pander-Cities-Burn/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #ConservativeLeaderPierrePoilievre #Canada'sEcofiscalCommission #PrimeMinisterJustinTrudeau #ConservativeMPTracyGray #McDougallCreekwildfire #TheAmazingRacetvshow #Kelownawildfire2023 #CanadianPolitics #BCwildfires2023 #Canadacarbontax #JohnVaillant #BCCarbonTax

Global News BC: ‘It sits very deep in your soul’: West Kelowna couple loses everything to wildfires https://globalnews.ca/news/9908501/west-kelowna-couple-lost-everything-wildfires/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #TraceyLambertandHeikoBirkefield #CentralOkanaganwildfires #McDougallCreekwildfire #BCwildfires2023 #McNaughtonRoad #CanadianFlag #BCwildfires #Okanagan #Fire

‘It sits very deep in your soul’: West Kelowna couple loses everything to wildfires
There are almost 500 people contributing to the firefight and thousands more who are volunteering in some capacity, and Schroeder said it's appreciated.
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https://globalnews.ca/news/9908501/west-kelowna-couple-lost-everything-wildfires/

Long lines, frustrating communication facing some Central Okanagan evacuees
Long lines, people sleeping in their cars and a stifled flow of information is causing frustration among those who are gathering at evacuation muster points.
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https://globalnews.ca/news/9908364/long-lines-frustrating-communication-concerns-central-okanagan-evacuees/

Global News BC: Long lines, frustrating communication facing some Central Okanagan evacuees https://globalnews.ca/news/9908364/long-lines-frustrating-communication-concerns-central-okanagan-evacuees/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #CentralOkanaganRegionalDistrict #EmergencySocialServices #CentralOkanaganfires #BCwildfires2023 #centralokanagan #BCwildfires #lakecountry #WestKelowna #Kelowna #Fire

‘We finally feel like we’re moving forward:’ Improvement with Kelowna, West Kelowna and Lake Country wildfires
West Kelowna Fire Chief Jason Brolund said things are looking better but there are hard days ahead.
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https://globalnews.ca/news/9908160/okanagan-officials-update-wildfires/