Care home evacuees housed in basement with mattresses on floor and no AC, relatives say
The nephew of a long-term care home resident in Castlegar, B.C., is criticizing Interior Health for moving his uncle to a basement with no air conditioning and mattresses on the floor during a wildfire evacuation order on Thursday.
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Posted: Jul 05, 2021 1:29 PM PT | Last Updated: July 5
Gord Zaitsoff greets his uncle, Paul Zaitsoff, as he returns to his long-term care home after it was evacuated because of a wildfire. Gord Zaitsoff says the basement where residents like his uncle were temporarily placed was unacceptable. (CBC News)
Posted: Jul 04, 2021 3:34 PM PT | Last Updated: July 4
An image from video captured by a Lytton resident fleeing the B.C. community on June 30 shows numerous structures on fire.(2 Rivers Remix Society/Vimeo)
British Columbia s public safety minister admitted his government s wildfire response this week revealed gaps in protocols  after facing criticism from First Nations leaders.
Mike Farnworth s comments came a day after the tribal council chair for the worst-hit area of the province lambasted the province s lack of early communication as sickening while homes and other buildings on the Lytton First Nation were destroyed by fire. While there were challenging factors, early communication with the Nlaka pamux Nation Tribal Council and the Oregon Jack Creek Band didn t live up to expectations, Farnworth said in a statement Sunday. I have made my expectations clear to the ministry and I have been assured that immediate steps have been taken to address gaps in
Posted: Jul 04, 2021 5:54 PM PT | Last Updated: July 5
The Katzie First Nation in the Fraser Valley community of Pitt Meadows has organized a donation centre to collect goods for the evacuees from the Lytton wildfire. (Joel Ballard/CBC News)
After a fire ravaged Lytton, B.C., earlier this week, the public has stepped up to help with donations in a big way. Groups, individuals and First Nations are gathering funds and supplies to help hundreds of people who fled as their homes burned on June 30.
Chelsea Carlson works with the Savage Society, a group of Indigenous performers who use myths, historical stories and contemporary tales to create theatre and film. They have performed in Lytton in B.C. s southern Interior for the last several years.
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B.C. RCMP, coroner enter Lytton to assess damage left by wildfire
At least two people have died in Lytton after a devastating wildfire tore through the village this week, forcing hundreds of residents to leave their community in minutes.
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Posted: Jul 03, 2021 3:58 PM PT | Last Updated: July 4
A helicopter pilot prepares to drop water on a wildfire burning in Lytton, B.C., on Friday, July 2, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck(Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press)