Former Green Party leader Elizabeth May says the energy industry is partly to blames for the wildfires currently ravaging BC..“Stay safe everyone. Deep appreciation to our firefighters. Trying to find forgiveness for the arsonists – politicians (sic) who pile on subsidies for fossil fuels,” the MP tweeted on Sunday.BC has been hit by hundreds of devasting fires that coincide with a record-breaking heatwave..The town of Lytton was completely destroyed by a fast-moving blaze, killing two people so far.. Screen-Shot-2021-07-12-at-2.16.07-PMMay tweet .Officials say they are investigating whether a spark from a passing train sparked the blaze..May’s tweet drew the support of the director of the Climate Emergency Insitute..“Well said on arsonists. No surrender. No forgiveness for the unforgivable unprecedented crime of knowingly wasting and burning up this sacred Earth,” said Paul Carter..Another heatwave is set to hit BC this week..Kamloops is predicted to hit 38C on Tuesday, and Kelowna 37C, according to Environment Canada..While the expected high temperatures are not as punishing as the recent heat wave – when Lytton, BC hit 49.6C before tragically burning to the ground – the milder approaching heatwave is still bad news for those facing the threat of wildfires..A new wildfire, east of Okanagan Falls, on the southeast side of Skaha Lake, seared roughly five sq. km. of rural landscape in a few hours on Sunday..The BC Wildfire Service says eight firefighters, two helicopters, and numerous pieces of heavy equipment were at the scene before dusk and worked through the night..The circumstances have forced, on short notice, hundreds of residents around Okanagan Falls to be prepared for evacuation, and close to 80 properties have already evacuated..The fire – suspected to be human-caused – is one of over 300 currently burning across BC, 75 of which have ignited this past weekend. Lightning is a suspected cause in many of the fires..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.,dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com,.Twitter.com/nobby7694
Former Green Party leader Elizabeth May says the energy industry is partly to blames for the wildfires currently ravaging BC..“Stay safe everyone. Deep appreciation to our firefighters. Trying to find forgiveness for the arsonists – politicians (sic) who pile on subsidies for fossil fuels,” the MP tweeted on Sunday.BC has been hit by hundreds of devasting fires that coincide with a record-breaking heatwave..The town of Lytton was completely destroyed by a fast-moving blaze, killing two people so far.. Screen-Shot-2021-07-12-at-2.16.07-PMMay tweet .Officials say they are investigating whether a spark from a passing train sparked the blaze..May’s tweet drew the support of the director of the Climate Emergency Insitute..“Well said on arsonists. No surrender. No forgiveness for the unforgivable unprecedented crime of knowingly wasting and burning up this sacred Earth,” said Paul Carter..Another heatwave is set to hit BC this week..Kamloops is predicted to hit 38C on Tuesday, and Kelowna 37C, according to Environment Canada..While the expected high temperatures are not as punishing as the recent heat wave – when Lytton, BC hit 49.6C before tragically burning to the ground – the milder approaching heatwave is still bad news for those facing the threat of wildfires..A new wildfire, east of Okanagan Falls, on the southeast side of Skaha Lake, seared roughly five sq. km. of rural landscape in a few hours on Sunday..The BC Wildfire Service says eight firefighters, two helicopters, and numerous pieces of heavy equipment were at the scene before dusk and worked through the night..The circumstances have forced, on short notice, hundreds of residents around Okanagan Falls to be prepared for evacuation, and close to 80 properties have already evacuated..The fire – suspected to be human-caused – is one of over 300 currently burning across BC, 75 of which have ignited this past weekend. Lightning is a suspected cause in many of the fires..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.,dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com,.Twitter.com/nobby7694
