A photo taken by a migrant farm worker from a vineyard located in South Kelowna on August 18, 2023. Wildfires have burned large areas in region.
(Cesar Chavez)
Natural hazards like wildfires are adding yet more challenges to the difficulties many migrant workers face.
Vehicles line-up for fuel at Fort Providence, N.W.T., on the only road south from Yellowknife, Aug. 17, 2023.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Social media has been vital for disseminating information during crises, but with Facebook’s ban of news in Canada, old-school media, especially radio, is critically important.
Smoke from the McDougall Creek wildfire nearly blocks out the sun in Kelowna, B.C. on Aug. 18, 2023.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
The devastating wildfire that destroyed the historic Maui town of Lahaina was still making headlines when Yellowknife issued an evacuation order.