'We Need Help': Letter, Petition, MLA Call on Eby to Declare State of Emergency Due to Cariboo Fires - Greenwood Boundary Creek Times
Residents say 749 petition signatures show support for emergency measures as seven out-of-control fires and the Pear Lake blaze strain local resources.
- On Saturday, Cariboo residents circulated a petition with 749 signatures calling on Premier David Eby to declare a Provincial State of Emergency. The letter urges the government to mobilize all available resources to protect communities and critical infrastructure.
- The Pear Lake wildfire has grown to 103,920 hectares as of Saturday morning, with extreme fire behavior anticipated. One fire expanded by more than 17,000 hectares in 24 hours, prompting residents to state, "the scale of what we are facing is almost impossible to comprehend."
- Residents in the South Cariboo seek assurances that the 100 Mile District General Hospital will remain open during the crisis. The facility has experienced several ER closures in recent weeks, heightening concerns among those facing the wildfire threat.
- The Conservative Party of B.C. joined the call for an emergency declaration, with leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay and MLA Lorne Doerkson backing the demand. Some online commentators argue declaring an SOE would not provide additional resources residents need.
- British Columbia Wildfire Service officials have not requested an emergency declaration, believing current protocols are sufficient.
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'We need help': Letter, petition, MLA call on Eby to declare state of emergency due to Cariboo fires - Creston Valley Advance
A letter and petition, along with the BC Conservatives, are calling on Premier David Eby to declare a state of emergency in the face of massive wildfires burning in the Southern Interior. The letter template has been shared in multiple Cariboo Facebook groups, with individuals chiming in both for and against the proposal, and some saying they have sent the letter to the government. “I am writing as a gravely concerned resident of the Cariboo and…
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'We need help': Letter, petition, MLA call on Eby to declare state of emergency due to Cariboo fires
A letter and petition, along with the BC Conservatives, are calling on Premier David Eby to declare a state of emergency in the face of massive wildfires burning in the Southern Interior. The letter template has been shared in multiple Cariboo Facebook groups, with individuals chiming in both for and against the proposal, and some saying they have sent the letter to the government. “I am writing as a gravely concerned resident of the Cariboo and…
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