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The devastating Fort McMurray wildfire with its multi-billion-dollar price tag in losses and compensation is just the latest example of extreme environmental events that are taking place on our planet with greater frequency. Photograph courtesy of Alberta Premier Rachel Notley's Flickr account

Opinion

BY FRANCIS ZWIERS, SYBIL SEITZINGER

June 6, 2016

VICTORIA, B.C.—The devastating Fort McMurray wildfire with its multi-billion-dollar price tag in losses and compensation is just the latest example of extreme environmental events that are taking place on our planet with greater frequency. It’s the second major multi-billion-dollar event to str...

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