From goats to porcupines, these animal evacuees escaped B.C. wildfire

By Nono Shen When a wildfire roared toward Summerland, B.C., staff from the Interior Wildlife Rehabilitation Society had to evacuate about 30 animals from the facility in an hour. Eva Hartmann, founder of the sanctuary, said the centre was destroyed — but the animals have all been safely relocated to a wildlife centre in Kamloops, B.C., about 220 kilometres northeast. They include bats, skunks, a porcupine, a baby beaver named Poppy, two otters, 14 water birds and three turtles, said…

Okanagan Indian Band ‘getting stronger everyday’ amid devastating wildfire

By Aaron Hemens, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, IndigiNews Although a devastating wildfire continues to leave hundreds without access to their homes, Okanagan Indian Band (OKIB)’s chief says his community “is getting stronger everyday.” “We’re holding up,” naspəpʕásəs Dan Wilson told IndigiNews on Wednesday, almost a week since the Bradley Creek wildfire ignited on reserve lands at nk̓maplqs (the head of Okanagan Lake) on July 31. “We’re very resilient. We have a long history — we’ve been here for 10,000 years.”…

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