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Opinion: B.C.'s wildfires and fossil fuels: We need to connect the dots

Vancouver Sun · August 18, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.

Regional wildfires have triggered a state of emergency in B.C. for the fifth time in 10 years.

The premier likened the Summerland wildfire to “a bomb going off in the region.” At the same time, the province is doubling down on the root cause: fossil fuels.

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