
Matt Simmons
Writer and Editor at The Narwhal
Journalist at The Narwhal based on unceded Gidimt’en Clan territory, Wet’suwet’en Nation
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1 day ago |
thenarwhal.ca | Matt Simmons |Shannon Waters
The British Columbia government gave a green light to an 800-kilometre natural gas pipeline on Thursday, paving the way for construction to start this summer — and setting the stage for what one First Nations leader warns could be a “long, hot summer” of conflict.
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4 days ago |
cdnfirefighter.com | Matt Simmons
June 3, 2025, Victoria, B.C. – Rumours spread like wildfire — and rumours about wildfire are no exception. In Canada’s westernmost province, the BC Wildfire Service is taking to its social media channels to tackle misinformation with an unlikely tool: kindness. Take the term “human caused.” Wildfire agencies use it to describe all wildfires that aren’t started by lightning, but many people have incorrectly conflated that with arson and the idea has taken hold.
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5 days ago |
timescolonist.com | Matt Simmons
Rumours spread like wildfire — and rumours about wildfire are no exception. The B.C. Wildfire Service is taking to its social-media channels to tackle misinformation with an unlikely tool: kindness. Take the term “human caused.” Wildfire agencies use it to describe all wildfires that aren’t started by lightning, but many people have incorrectly conflated that with arson.
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5 days ago |
vancouverisawesome.com | Matt Simmons
Rumours spread like wildfire — and rumours about wildfire are no exception. The B.C. Wildfire Service is taking to its social-media channels to tackle misinformation with an unlikely tool: kindness. Take the term “human caused.” Wildfire agencies use it to describe all wildfires that aren’t started by lightning, but many people have incorrectly conflated that with arson.
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1 week ago |
thespec.com | Matt Simmons
A cold spring rain spatters the deck outside a small coffee shop in Smithers, B.C., as Kevin Kriese explains why he believes people need to change how they think about wildfire. A former assistant deputy minister with the provincial government and recently retired chair of the B.C. Forest Practices Board, Kriese is now a senior wildfire analyst with the POLIS wildfire resilience project.
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