B.C. declares state of emergency.

www.cbc.ca /news/canada/british-columbia/what-you-need-to-know-about-bc-wildfires-aug-18-2023-1.6940311

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Homes destroyed by fast-moving wildfire as thousands ordered to evacuate in B.C.'s Okanagan

www.cbc.ca /news/canada/british-columbia/what-you-need-to-know-about-bc-wildfires-aug-18-2023-1.6940311

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"residents are being directed to an interactive map"
This seems problematic, do they not have emergency broadcasts anymore?
- Agreed. They should leave legacy fail proof technology in place.
  
  I wounder if someone sold them on a bunch of "efficiencies" by dropping radio, tv and whatnot in favour of a web based solution? And now that I think on it, was Canada not listed lately as having some of the worst rural cell/internet infrastructure in the world?
- I live in Kelowna and am just on the edge of an evacuation alert area and I don't have a radio or cable so I can't say if those exist but the map is helpful.
  Been checking that thing ever 5 minutes today...
  
  Glad it is up and working for you. good luck.
  
  It doesn't work on my phone. Also they're not making it easy to find. It should be a giant link right at the top of every article, instead it's regular size text buried in the middle of the article.

This is the best summary I could come up with:
On Friday morning, officials said a number of properties were destroyed in the Trader Cove area and Bear Lake Road north of West Kelowna.
Due to the high number of properties under evacuation orders and alerts, residents are being directed to an interactive map to search by address to find out how individual homes and businesses are affected.
Everyone covered by an evacuation alert is asked to be prepared to leave at a moment's notice as the province faces a highly volatile wildfire situation.
Emergency Management Minister Bowinn Ma says the wildfire service has "significant resources'' on the West Kelowna fire, but she urges everyone in the region to prepare in case they are ordered to leave.
Wildfire Service, says the cold front that began sweeping the southern half of the province Thursday is bringing in high, unpredictable winds and dry lightning that create the potential for new fires and growth on those they are trying to contain.
DriveBC said Thursday that wildfire activity has closed a stretch of Highway 1 in both directions between Hope and Lytton, the community 150 kilometres northeast of Vancouver that was almost completely destroyed by fire in 2021.
The original article contains 1,106 words, the summary contains 181 words. Saved 84%. I'm a bot and I'm open source!
- Easy to reduce the words when you just remove spaces and combine words randomly :D
  
  Still saves me the hassle of opening the link. I'm very glad this bot exists.

Oh boy, time for our yearly provincial emergency declaration! ...Wait, wasn't this the second one this year? 🤔

I wonder if this fire season will slow down the insane immigration to BC. I mean I am certainly starting to wonder if it's a good idea to settle down here at all.
- The xenophobic comment was the 4th one down.
  We should be better Canadians.
  
  How was that xenophobic??
  I was more referring to other Canadians relocating to BC en masse
  It's like some of you people are brainwashed that "immigration" is an unspeakable word
- All I know is that despite all evidence that our world is increasingly turning into an inferno, that humans are still pro-human and will continue to want more humans. I guess we're just going to have to reap the predictable consequences of our obsession with overpopulating ourselves.
  
  Hold up friend, you're really close on stepping on really dangerous ground (fascism).

"Okanagan Lake Resort was consumed in the fire."
Man, I hope Ogopogo is OK!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogopogo

Canada has actually used a "State of Emergency" correctly!

Either the forests are not being managed well or someone is starting these fires. If it is arson, it is some environmental terrorist likely trying to prove a point by destroying forests and communities.
- Draught, and storms with not so much rain but lighting causing fires. Then a week of a heat dome with a subsequent cold front that brought in high winds and pushed fires out at rapid speeds
- Cam, no one here wants to hear about your conspiracy nonsense.Please go away.
  
  I would like to hear it and I would prefer them to stay
  But I respectfully disagree with the theory of intentional arson, wildfires are started all the time by dry conditions and lighting strikes, California gets them frequently. I mean, it's not really a stretch to assume overly dry conditions coupled with 50,000 degree lighting strikes could start a fire.
  
  Why is everything a conspiracy? What is ironic is how many "conspiracies" during COVID came true like vaccine passports. So being called a "conspiracy theorist" is a compliment. It means I am likely onto something.
- Or you know, warming and lightning and crazy heat. That thing that's been predicted for decades?
- The entire province of BC is was forest
- Global warming is drying our forests making them easier to burn. The temperatures have been crazy high this year.

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