As wildfires continue to rage across B.C., some residents whose livelihoods are imperilled by the fires say there’s much to be desired in how authorities are tackling the emergency. Premier John Horgan called a state of emergency on July 21. Firefighters have been working to stop more than 250 out-of-control wildfires burning across the Interior, while many residents remain on evacuation alert. On July 27, the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) reported that there have been 227 active wildfires larger than 0.009 hectares in the province since June 16, including the 12,500-hectare White Rock Lake fire bearing down on the small community of Monte Lake in the Okanagan. Resident Camille Staples told The Epoch Times that the face of the fire—discovered on July 13—was 35 kilometres wide as of July 26 and “spreading in multiple directions,” including north toward Monte Lake, where she lives. “This year the fire’s gotten so huge …
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