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Diego Machado

Diego Machado is a student at Thompson Rivers University and a journalist with the Climate Disaster Project, an international teaching newsroom coordinated at the University of Victoria.

Diego's Latest Articles

‘I wasn’t sure what I was going to do and I was scared’: Kamloops addictions services offer a lifeline
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Community
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September 2, 2025

From detox beds to recovery centres and harm reduction, Kamloopsians face a changing treatment landscape.

‘It looked like a movie down in Mexico. Everything was yellow’
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Climate Disaster Project
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April 8, 2025

Santiago Rojas shares his experience of the 2023 British Columbia wildfire season with Diego Machado.

‘There was no good way to help them and myself at the same time’
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Climate Disaster Project
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March 18, 2025

Remy Machado shares his experience of the 2021 Juniper Ridge wildfire with Diego Machado.

‘Everyone thought they were going to die and felt like they were stuck’
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Climate Disaster Project
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March 18, 2025

Diego Machado shares his story of the 2021 Juniper Ridge wildfire with Jenna Spencer.

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