First Nations advocate finds lack of coordinated response to B.C.’s raging wildfires ‘gobsmacking’

Published on August 11, 2026
Cindy Blackstock said the lack of coordination on B.C wildfires was "gobsmacking." She recently helped her brother evacuate near Cache Creek.
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