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Emily Colombo, the acting manager of the community wildfire recovery branch of the Ministry of Forests, takes down suggestions from Hal Giles, Bill Montgomery and Lindae Hilton at the Cariboo Regional District’s wildfire consultation in Williams Lake on Nov. 1.
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Diverse views heard at fire consultations Tara SPRICKERHOFF Staff Writer
About sixty people clambered into the Gibraltar Room on Nov. 1, some carrying notebooks, others picking up information packets from several info tables set up around the room. They were there for the Cariboo Regional District’s wildfire community consultation in Williams Lake, during which they would have their chance to share their experiences, make suggestions on what could be done better in a similar emergency
situation and give feedback to not only the CRD, but all of the other organizations involved in this summer’s wildfire response. “It’s something we’ve done after a number of events in order to review the event with the people that were impacted,” said CRD Chair Al Richmond. The consultation was arranged in a group discussion setting, with everyone having the opportunity to give their opinion on a number of topics including evacuations, communication, wildfire fighting, and RCMP.
‘This sort of style which is small group discussions is different than open mic,” said Tim Conrad, a consultant with Butterfly Effect Consultations who ran the meeting. “In an open mic setting less than 20 per cent of people ever get to speak in that situation so this allows everybody to have a say, whether they have a loud voice or a quiet voice and we want them to have that opportunity. Everyone in the room gets a chance to have their opinion be heard and the challenges they
have going forward.” Among the suggestions in the communications section, was that information should be shared in a means other than online, for folks who struggle with the internet, while another suggestion was to make the CRD’s evacuation maps more mobile friendly. Suggestions ranged from having hand outs at evacuation stations on the different fires to installing more cell towers. Others questioned why WilContinued on A5
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