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Wildfire

British Columbia Burns

edited by Shelley Fralic
by Lori Culbert & Charles Anderson

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natural disasters, weather, photojournalism
list price: $34.95
edition:Hardcover
category: Nature
published: 2003
ISBN:9781553650577
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Compiling 130 of the best photographs and stories from the long hot summer of 2003, senior editors and photographers from The Vancouver Sun and The Province newspapers reflect on the historic, economic, and emotional toll of the fires. There are three sections on the main fire areas -- Kamloops, Kelowna, and Cranbrook -- that delve into the tragedies and the triumphs of the fires that burned (and in many cases continue to burn) in those regions.

Included are many tales of the men and women -- including firefighters who had lost their own homes -- who risked their lives on the front lines, volunteers who gave generously of their time and money, and friends and neighbours, and even strangers, from all over the country, who rallied to help those in need.

Finally, an epilogue reflects on the rebuilding process and what's ahead for the people and the communities affected by the devastation.

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About the Authors

Shelley Fralic

Shelley Fralic

Shelley Fralic has spent more than half of her 59 years at the Vancouver Sun, starting in the human resources department in 1975 before deciding to move upstairs to the newsroom where the action was. She was hired as a junior reporter in 1979 and, after several management roles, became executive editor twenty years later. Today, she pens a thrice-weekly Sun column on social issues, pop culture and modern-day life. She lives in New Westminster, B.C.
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Lori Culbert

Lori Culbert

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Lori Culbert is an award-winning journalist with the Vancouver Sun. She has spent years writing about the Downtown Eastside, including the trial of accused serial killer Robert Pickton.

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Charles Anderson

Charles Anderson

Charles C. Anderson, Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Alberta, is the author of many professional papers and co-author of Readings in Cognitive Psychology. University.

LeRoy D. Travis, Department of Educational Psychology, University of British Columbia, has published professional papers on memory development, personality, and educational psychology.

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