Lytton fires reveal a ‘trend’ in worsening conditions in B.C., MPs say as flames threaten ridings

Climate action is not an issue for future decades; it needs to be acted on now. The severity of the fires underscores that global climate change needs to be addressed in a ‘more concerted way,’ says NDP MP Taylor Bachrach.

Christie Mountain fire at Penticton, B.C., from August 2020. B.C. MPs, like the NDP's Richard Cannings, who live in the hot zones, say they have their bags packed and ready to evacuate at a moment's notice as rising temperatures threaten to spark more and more wildfires in the province.Photograph courtesy of Richard Cannings

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BY ZAINAB AL-MEHDAR

July 8, 2021

With more than 200 wildfires burning in British Columbia, area MPs—some of whom are looking over their shoulders as soaring temperatures threaten to spark fires near their homes—say the federal government needs to speed up ef...

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