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Just a brief fire update. The fires have now abated. Argenta, one of our largest local communities, was saved when firefighters threw up a protective ring around the community. The lodge's safety was never in question, though a friend and neighbour did install sprinklers on our roofs just in case. September has brought customary cooler weather and plenty of rain. Luckily dangerous fires are still rare here outside high summer (late June - end August) and, for those who have asked, they have never affected the bear-viewing seasons when we have guests.

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Thankfully the Argenta fires are burning out thanks to the Forestry Service. I do want to clarify that our province is not on fire and that we are open to visitors. We still are beautiful BC and if you were in BC as you wrote this I think your tone would be different. Jim’s latest picture of the Aregenta hillside brought us great relief. Yes, we are suffering from lower water levels and a shift in weather patterns. Our forest stewardship sadly in BC is so reduced it’s no longer attractive for our youth to consider as a career option. Sadly our current more socialist leaning government emphasizes urban issues without seeing the dryness of the mountains and creeks.

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When these fires started three years ago in healthy forests that had never been vulnerable to large-scale fires before, aerial drone photos showed them going up simultaneously in a grid format. They are not natural.

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So very sorry for the people having to evacuate and those who have already lost homes. It must be devastating and so hard to know how to start up again. Hope your lodge will be OK and the people there and that yu dont have to go back earlier than planned. All the best for your film showing and in Ukraine. Thank you for the interesting informative article. I had not realised that slash contributed to carbon emissions. There is a lot of slash which is just left in New Zealand and when there is bad weather it also contributes to loss of houses, and damages houses. But I hadnt known about the carbon effect.

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