Tŝilhqot’in Nation Wildfire Evacuee Support, Camping in BC

The McDougall Creek wildfire burns on the mountainside above a lakefront home, in West Kelowna, B.C., on Friday, August 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

By Tŝilhqot’in Nation

The Tŝilhqot’in Nation has opened a group lodging centre to protect its community members, as well as Indigenous Peoples across the province, in the event of an evacuation due to wildfires.

The Tŝilhqot’in Nation has worked collaboratively with the Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness (EMCR) on the temporary group lodging accommodation centre, which will provide a culturally safe environment for up to 100 Tŝilhqot’in Nation members and other Indigenous Peoples from across the province, if needed.

Accommodation offerings at the site, located adjacent to Tl’esqox (Toosey) in Riske Creek, include ranger tents, family-sized tents and spaces for RVs. Recognizing that August is peak tourism season when hotel room availability may be limited, this site is intended to be a supplementary resource, bolstering the region’s capacity to host evacuees.

Wildfire Devastation in British Columbia, Canada

Wildfire Devastation in British Columbia, Canada

Article by Cabin Radio https://cabinradio.ca/144488/news/environment/wildfires/hay-river-evacuation-will-be-weeks-town-manager-says/

City of Kamloops, BC -- August 19, 2023: Support for neighboring communities

The City of Kamloops activated its Emergency Operations Center at a level 1 on August 18 to support Emergency Social Services (ESS) for neighbouring communities and First Nations affected by wildfires. An ESS Reception Center and Group Lodging have been established at the McArthur Island Sport Center. The City of Kamloops has also established a camp for BC Wildfire Services crews on McArthur Island. The City’s Emergency Operations Center will remain active throughout the weekend.

Yellowknife: 19,000 Evacuated -- Structures Burning in B.C.

Saturday night update: Widespread destruction in BC:

https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2023/08/wildfire-devastation-in-british.html

Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023 -- British Columbia, Canada wildfires -- Tragically, the agency confirms that the spread of the fire has impacted communities in the North Shuswap. The Bush Creek wildfire jumped across Highway 1 between Chase and Sorrento. The Trans Canada Highway through the Shuswap remains closed. Read more: https://www.kamloopsbcnow.com/watercooler/news/news/Wildfire/Unparalleled_crisis_Shuswap_fires_impact_communities_Hwy_1_remains_closed/#fs_128524 

Fled wildfire by boat in BC: The Lower East Adams Lake wildfire has prompted several evacuation orders in the Shuswap Lake area east of Kamloops, B.C., in what officials say is the "most devastating" day for fires in the region's history.

The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) and First Nations in the area issued evacuation orders Friday night for the Scotch Creek, Lee Creek, Celista, Magna Bay and Little River areas on the north shore of Shuswap Lake.

The Scotch Creek and Talana Bay bridges, parts of the main access route to Highway 1, were closed, and Scotch Creek residents were told to evacuate by boat Friday night.

Those orders expanded Saturday morning to further parts of Magna Bay, while the alert in the Celista area expanded to the Scotch-Lambertson forest service road area.

On the south bank of Shuswap Lake, the fire forced 135 properties to evacuate in Turtle Valley while residents of Chase and Sorrento were placed on evacuation alert by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District.

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/shuswap-wildfire-evacuations-august-19-1.6941630?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar

Maasai Evicted from Homeland for 'Heritage Site' in Tanzania

Ngorongoro is a mixed World Heritage Site, Man and Biosphere Reserve and UNESCO Global Geopark

 

The Ngorongoro Maasai in open protests to demand the restoration of their ancestral lands and residency rights; and the restoration of the social service programs illegally diverted as part of the starve-them-out-of-Ngorongoro strategy of the Samia regime. Video: https://twitter.com/i/status/1687520849299935232

Conservation Racism in Ngorongoro: A Tragic Loss of Common Sense and Leadership

By Denis Oleshangay 

August 14, 2023

The displacement of the Maasai in Ngorongoro is primarily attributed to the desire to protect wildlife and ecology from the very people who have been its natural environmental conservators for centuries. Despite being praised by world-renowned ecologists for their contribution to preserving wildlife, the Maasai community is being forced out of a land built on solemn pledges and promises that no one would be evicted in the future. The eviction began to escalate under the sixth regime, with President Samia Hassan leading the charge and the state apparatus executing the plan. The government, conservation departments, parliamentarians and media used xenophobic narratives as a means of justifying the eviction of the Maasai from Ngorongoro.
Read article https://mwanzotv.com/2023/08/14/conservation-racism-in-ngorongoro-a-tragic-loss-of-common-sense-and-leadership/

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Group Masaï Ngorongoro area Tanzanie. Biosphoto / Alain Pons