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  1. 416 active #BCwildfires in British Columbia burning today, as of 'B.C. Day' (Aug 7, 2023). That's a decrease by 62 from two weeks ago.

    BUT, many fires have shifted to southeast from central area of province.

    Red dots: Out of control = 226 (54%)
    New wildfires in last 24 hours: 47

    Icon w/ flame in red & white: "highly visible or poses a potential threat to public safety"

    Many evacuations in #KamloopsBC area

    #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #fossilfuels #wildfiresinBC

  2. Reminders of #Canada ’s #shameful treatment of #IndigenousPeoples were constant as Marie Clements shot parts of her sweeping #drama “Bones of Crows” at former residential school, where hundreds of suspected graves were discovered two years ago.
    The #writer #director says fictional scenes depicting #abuse at a #ResidentialSchool were shot at the #KamloopsBC facility where the #Tkemlups te #Secwepemc #FirstNation said it had found 215 suspected #UnmarkedGraves in May 2021.

    saanichnews.com/news/residenti