"Wildfire Insights"
"Wildfire Insights" is a series of articles about wildfires which were originally published in the Chronicle Journal (beginning in July 2024). Learn about how to protect your health and your home, local emergency response and the connections to climate change.
To read the articles by the local authors click on the links below.
Wildfire smoke worsens health by Birubi Biman, respirologist at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC), and Harshad Telang, general surgeon at theTBRHSC.
Wildfires, climate change and activism by Paul Berger, a founder of CUSP - Citizens United for a Sustainable Planet and an associate professor at Lakehead University.
The human price of climate change by Brian Walmark, a lifelong resident of Thunder Bay and a past president of Port Arthur Rotary and Nanbijou Toastmasters.
Northerners should be prepared for wildfire threat by Dave Paxton, Fire Chief of Thunder Bay Fire Rescue.
Wildfire smoke affects health by Margaret Woods, retired family physician and member of CAPE (Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment).
Fires, Smoke lead to Critical Health Issues by Graham Saunders, climatologist and president of Environment North.
The idea for this wildfire series came from Dr. Margaret Woods and Graham Saunders, participants in the Northwest Climate Gatherings.