Wildfire Recovery

• ‘Burned to dust’: 1 month after McDougall Creek fire, a long road to recovery

  It has been one month since the McDougall Creek wildfire devastated West Kelowna and surrounding areas, and residents are reflecting on the difficult road forward.

  Fire

  Sep 18
  
• Ecologists say life will return to B.C. wildfire zone, but trees may never grow back

  Generally, it takes 40 to 60 years for young forests to get established and at least 100 years for mature forests to return, said Ken Lertzman of Simon Fraser University.

  Fire

  Sep 2
  
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• B.C. Ph.D. student assessing social impact of Lytton and Monte Lake fires

  A B.C. Ph.D. student is interviewing evacuees for her research on the social impacts on wildfires on British Columbians.

  Health

  Jul 30
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• ‘It feels like home:’ New Zealand volunteers arrive in N.S. to help with wildfire recovery

  Volunteers from Task Force Kiwi, a veteran-led disaster relief group, arrived in the Halifax area earlier this week to assist with wildfire recovery efforts.

  Canada

  Jul 1
• Veteran-led volunteers to help N.S. homeowners look for possessions lost in wildfires

  The team has been surveying the land and setting up its command centre this week as it prepares to welcome volunteers from across Canada on Friday.

  Fire

  Jun 14
• New store another step in White Rock Lake wildfire recovery

  More than a year ago residents on the North Westside of Okanagan Lake in B.C., lost a community hub when a wildfire swept through, burning down the Little Kingdom store.

  Canada

  Mar 6
• Charity provides home to White Rock Lake wildfire victims in Monte Lake, B.C.

  “(We are) so excited. Just to be settled, it has been a lot of (uncertainty),” said Michelle Maisonneuve, a Monte Lake resident.

  Fire

  Oct 22, 2022
• Volunteers help some White Rock Lake fire victims rebuild

  For Monte Lake resident, Dustan Eager it's a bit surreal to see a new home for his family under construction.

  Canada

  Aug 10, 2022
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• White Rock Lake wildfire victims face major cost to reconnect to water utility

  It has been nearly a year since the White Rock Lake wildfire swept through parts of Killiney Beach on the west side of Okanagan Lake, but life is still far from back to normal.

  Canada

  Aug 9, 2022
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• Wildfire: As Central Okanagan recovery moves towards rebuild, risks remain

  Residents are being warned some fire impacts could still be yet to come in the form of flooding or landslides.

  Canada

  Feb 11, 2022