British Columbia In Flames

Author : Claudia Cornwall
Publisher : Harbour Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1550178954
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book British Columbia in Flames written by Claudia Cornwall and published by Harbour Publishing. This book was released on 2020-09-19 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like many British Columbians in 2017, Claudia Cornwall found herself glued to the news about the disastrous wildfires across the province. Her worry was personal: her cabin at Sheridan Lake had been in the family for sixty years and was now in danger of destruction. Cornwall, a long-time writer, was stricken not just by her own experience, but by the many moving stories she came across about the fires—so she began collecting them. She met with people from BC communities of Sheridan Lake, Ashcroft, Cache Creek, 16 Mile House, Lac La Hache, Quesnel, Williams Lake, Hanceville-Riske Creek and Clinton. She hoped to be a conduit for the voices she heard—for those who fought the fires raging around them, those who were evacuated and displaced, and those who could do nothing but watch as their homes burned. She conducted over fifty hours of interviews with ranchers, cottagers, Indigenous residents, RCMP officers, evacuees, store and resort owners, search and rescue volunteers, firefighters and local government officials. Presented in British Columbia in Flames are stories that illustrate the importance of community. During the 2017 wildfires, people looked after strangers who had no place to go. They shared information. They helped each other rescue and shelter animals. They kept stores open day and night to supply gas, food and comfort to evacuees. This memoir, at once journalistic and deeply personal, highlights the strength with which BC communities can and will come together to face a terrifying force of nature.

Author : Claudia Cornwall
Publisher : Harbour Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781550178944
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book British Columbia in Flames written by Claudia Cornwall and published by Harbour Publishing. This book was released on 2020-04-25 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A moving personal and journalistic account of wildfire season in British Columbia.

Author : Chris Czajkowski
Publisher : Harbour Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1550178865
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Captured by Fire written by Chris Czajkowski and published by Harbour Publishing. This book was released on 2019-09-28 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the summer of 2017, wildfires dominated the headlines in British Columbia. As a low pressure weather system continued to cause lightning strikes, starting new fires, strong winds fanned the existing ones. Over two hundred fires burned in the province and nearly ten thousand people in or around the towns of 100 Mile House, Ashcroft, Cache Creek, Princeton and Williams Lake received the instruction YOU MUST EVACUATE NOW. But not everyone left. Captured by Fire alternates between the dramatic first-person accounts of wilderness dweller Chris Czajkowski and homesteader Fred Reid, who both ignored the evacuation order and stayed to protect their properties, animals and livelihoods. Living in a remote area, they knew that their homes would be of low priority to officials when fire fighting resources were deployed. Over the course of the summer, as alerts fluctuated and even the firefighters pulled out, both had to decide: when is it time to go?

Author : Bethany Lindsay
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781772760903
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Briitish Columbia Burning written by Bethany Lindsay and published by . This book was released on 2018-05-30 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2017 was the worst wildfire season in British Columbia history. As early as July 7, the province declared a state of emergency as upwards of 200-plus separate fires raged across the province. More than 45,000 people were forced to leave their homes and plumes of black smoke could be seen as far away as Victoria and Calgary. In British Columbia Burning, Bethany Lindsay uses words and images to follow firefighters, evacuees and those who stayed to save their communities in what was B.C.'s worst wildfire season ever.

Author : Stephen J. Pyne
Publisher : UBC Press
ISBN 13 : 0774840277
Total Pages : 581 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Awful Splendour written by Stephen J. Pyne and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 581 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fire is a defining element in Canadian land and life. With few exceptions, Canada's forests and prairies have evolved with fire. Its peoples have exploited fire and sought to protect themselves from its excesses, and since Confederation, the country has devised various institutions to connect fire and society. The choices Canadians have made says a great deal about their national character. Awful Splendour narrates the history of this grand saga. It will interest geographers, historians, and members of the fire community.

Author : Christopher L. Murphy
Publisher : Crypto Editions
ISBN 13 : 9780888397218
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sasquatch in British Columbia written by Christopher L. Murphy and published by Crypto Editions. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work draws upon the findings of all major sasquatch researchers in British Columbia and information reported in the press and other media. It covers the earliest history of the province to the present day. It also includes important sasquatch-related events that involved BC researchers and their quest to resolve the phenomenon.

Author : Jean Barman
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 1487516738
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The West Beyond the West written by Jean Barman and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2017-06-22 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: British Columbia is regularly described in superlatives both positive and negative - most spectacular scenery, strangest politics, greatest environmental sensitivity, richest Aboriginal cultures, most aggressive resource exploitation, closest ties to Asia. Jean Barman's The West beyond the West presents the history of the province in all its diversity and apparent contradictions. This critically acclaimed work is the premiere book on British Columbian history, with a narrative beginning at the point of contact between Native peoples and Europeans and continuing into the twenty-first century. Barman tells the story by focusing not only on the history made by leaders in government but also on the roles of women, immigrants, and Aboriginal peoples in the development of the province. She incorporates new perspectives and expands discussions on important topics such as the province's relationship to Canada as a nation, its involvement in the two world wars, the perspectives of non-mainstream British Columbians, and its participation in recreation and sports including Olympics. First published in 1991 and revised in 1996, this third edition of The West beyond the West has been supplemented by statistical tables incorporating the 2001 census, two more extensive illustration sections portraying British Columbia's history in images, and other new material bringing the book up to date. Barman's deft scholarship is readily apparent and the book demands to be on the shelf of anyone with an interest in British Columbian or Canadian history.

Author : Jayne Seagrave
Publisher : Heritage House Publishing Co
ISBN 13 : 1926613007
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Camping British Columbia written by Jayne Seagrave and published by Heritage House Publishing Co. This book was released on 2011-03-01 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your guide to 150+ provincial and national park campgrounds. The sixth edition of Camping British Columbia describes the location, amenities and recreational activities of every BC provincial and national park that offers vehicle-accessible camping. Camping with kids? Learn which campgrounds have interpretive programs, playgrounds and safe swimming beaches. Don't want to rough it too much? Pick out the provincial and national parks with flush toilets, hot showers and restaurants nearby. Exploring the province in an RV? Find out which campgrounds have sani-stations, hookups and pull-through sites. Presented alphabetically region by region, with maps and easy-to-follow driving directions, these campground listings provide all the information anyone could want and make it easy to compare parks.

Author : John Harrison Acorn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781551052311
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bugs of British Columbia written by John Harrison Acorn and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From beautiful butterflies to scary spiders, John Acorn describes 125 of the coolest species of bugs to be found in British Columbia. Readers will admire Ian Sheldon's stunning colour illustrations.

Author : Cordy Tymstra
Publisher : University of Alberta
ISBN 13 : 1772120030
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Chinchaga Firestorm written by Cordy Tymstra and published by University of Alberta. This book was released on 2015-06-18 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How the biggest forest fire in North American history affected and changed forest fire management.