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OCTOBER 12, 2017 | Volume 30 No. 122
FIRE SEASON MORE THAN WAKE-UP CALL
Kamloops-South Thompson MLA Todd Stone is applauded at a Tuesday night rally at Thompson Rivers University. Earlier that day in Surrey, Stone announced his candidacy for the leadership of the B.C. Liberal Party. He is one of eight people seeking to succeed Christy Clark at the helm of B.C.’s Opposition party. Members will vote for a new leader between Feb. 1 and Feb. 3
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Todd Stone kicked off his bid for the leadership of the B.C. Liberal Party Tuesday by conceding the party needs to learn from its mistakes and needs to become more inclusive. Proclaiming he represents a new generation of leadership that will work with the “minds and hearts” of British
Columbians, Stone stood in the plaza of Holland Park in Surrey, surrounded by family and myriad supporters, to launch his campaign. “There’s no downplaying this,” Stone said. “We have learned some tough lessons as a party. I have learned some tough lessons as well.” The Liberals went from governing with a majority to Opposition status following the May 9 election, leading to the resig-
nation of leader Christy Clark and the beginning of a leadership battle. Stone is the latest of eight candidates seeking the party’s top job, joining fellow MLAs Sam Sullivan, Mike Bernier, Michael Lee, Andrew Wilkinson and Mike de Jong, former Surrey mayor and Conservative MP Dianne Watts and Terrace businesswoman Lucy Sager. See COALITION, A4
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A professor and researcher from the University of British Columbia says the next six to 18 months are going to be critical in preventing the next wildfire disaster in the province. Lori Daniels, who spoke to students and faculty at Thompson Rivers University as part of an environmental sciences seminar series, is one of three signatories on a letter sent to Premier John Horgan and Forests Minister Doug Donaldson pressuring government to act to prevent another fire season like this year’s. The letter calls on the government to improve forest resilience to wildfire and says changes are urgently needed, including acting to reduce available forest fuels, better planning for buffers around communities, improving forest management and funding further research. The letter says the 2017 wildfire season cannot be “just another wake-up call.” “We had a wake-up call in 2003, ‘06, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11, ‘12, ‘14 in the north, ‘15, ‘16 in the north and ‘17. How many wake-up calls do we need?” Daniels asked. This past summer, more than 1.2-million hectares burned across the province, far surpassing the 1958 record of 855,000 hectares and dwarfing the province’s 10-year average of 154,000 hectares per year.
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