To the Editor:
For two years now we in Keremeos have had to put up with smoke and fly ash from wild fires to the west of us. If mother nature doesn’t ignite more fires hopefully we’ll be able to enjoy a few years of pure air.
I’m reading in the Feb. 7th addition that B.C. wildfire and the Lower Similkameen Indian Band want to deliberately start a forest fire in the Crater mountain area for whatever reason. Are they not aware of the fact that with the prevailing westerly winds, all that smoke will come right into Keremeos?
Related: A look at B.C. wildfire smoke from space
Let mother nature start fires if needed. But, to deliberately start one thinking it’s going to do some good for the wildlife, is not clear thinking. There have been many instances where so called (controlled burns ) have gotten out of hand and destroyed much more than intended. The Cache Creek Ashcroft fire is a perfect example.
Leave the fires to mother nature.
Jerome Mooney
Keremeos
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