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Webinar highlights experiences of climate disaster survivors

By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer As of June 28, 3,020 wildfires have burned across Canada this year, impacting nearly 8 million hectares of land. The largest recorded fire in BC’s Donnie Creek is burning across 160 kilometres. With ongoing concerns around summer wildfire season across BC, many question how these climate disasters will continue to affect populations across the province.  On June 20, The Peak attended Empowering Communities to Endure Climate Disasters, a webinar created in partnership with The Tyee, SFU Public Square, and the Climate Disaster Project. The webinar was hosted by investigative journalist Francesa Fionda and featured four…

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