Summerland evacuee shares song written while waiting to return home

Song about Summerland fire debuts at charity event

An encounter with the wildfires that ravaged the Summerland area has inspired a song of hope that made its debut at the RibFest charitable fundraiser in Langley, the result of a collaboration by two Rotary Club members. “There is no home/when there is no home/But I feel a kinship/Even though I’m all alone,” says the lyrics to “The Summerland Song.” Langley Rotarian and lyricist Robin McIntosh was inspired to write and produce the song based on f…

Summerland evacuee shares song written while waiting to return home

A Summerland evacuee is sharing a song he wrote and composed, while dealing with the uncertainty of whether his home will be there to return to. Like many others last Friday, Aug. 7, Dan Whitney saw the smoke billowing west of town quickly grow to a massive wildfire spanning thousands of hectares. &...