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By Melanie Stutt and Eagle Andersen, Local Journalism Initiative Reporters, The Wren Melanie is the emergency services coordinator for Simpcw First Nation and is in charge of its Indigenous Initial Attack Crew. She also volunteers as the community\u2019s deputy fire chief, and is the author of a fire safety-themed children\u2019s book, Shawn and Flash. Born on the Sunshine Coast, her family moved to the small Interior town of Barriere, British Columbia when she was eight. \u201cI guess my dad was having a midlife crisis in his mid-30s and said, \u2018I want to buy a cattle ranch and become a farmer,\u2019\u201d said Melanie. \u00a0In 2003, when the nearby McLure fire \u00a0erupted \u00a0near her community, the 20-year-old had no idea the battle to protect it would shape her future career. Barierre was… <\/p>\n

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By Melanie Stutt and Eagle Andersen, Local Journalism Initiative Reporters, The Wren Melanie is the emergency services coordinator for Simpcw First Nation and is in charge of its Indigenous Initial Attack Crew. She also volunteers as the community\u2019s deputy fire chief, and is the author of a fire safety-themed children\u2019s book, Shawn and Flash. Born on the Sunshine Coast, her family moved to the small Interior town of Barriere, British Columbia when she was eight. \u201cI guess my dad was having a midlife crisis in his mid-30s and said, \u2018I want to buy a cattle ranch and become a farmer,\u2019\u201d said Melanie. \u00a0In 2003, when the nearby McLure fire \u00a0erupted \u00a0near her community, the 20-year-old had no idea the battle to protect it would shape her future career. Barierre was... <\/p>\n

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