‘You didn’t think that your world was going to burn’
Melanie Stutt shares her experience of the 2003 McLure wildfire with Eagle Anderson.
Climate Disaster Project
We are so excited to be collaborating with Thompson Rivers University students for a series created as part of the Climate Disaster Project, an international teaching newsroom coordinated at the University of Victoria.
These students, led by instructor Jennifer Chrumka, learned trauma-informed techniques for interviewing and working with survivors of climate disasters. Before the students undertook that work in the community, they interviewed each other, sharing their own experiences with climate change and what they think can be done about it.The Wren features stories from students and community members to illustrate how climate disasters both locally and globally are impacting Kamloops.
Latest in Climate Disaster Project
‘I swear I can smell changes in the air before anyone else can’
Jenna Spencer shares her experience of the 2021 British Columbia wildfire season with Santiago Rojas.
‘It looked like a movie down in Mexico. Everything was yellow’
Santiago Rojas shares his experience of the 2023 British Columbia wildfire season with Diego Machado.
‘I was scared to stay there’
Bonnie Christinson shares her experience of the 2018 Batchelor Heights wildfire with Aibiike Alymova.
‘It was like the forest itself was complaining about the fire’
Santos Javier Beltran shares his story of the Bush Creek East wildfire with Santiago Rojas.
‘Fires are so common you just get used to it at this point’
Liam Bobicki shares his story of the 2024 Slocan Lake Complex fire with Eagle Anderson.
‘It was very stressful because I had school. We didn’t have enough water in the shower’
Lara Romero Iglesias shares her experience of the 2016 Bolivia drought with Pedro Mori.
‘The hotter the summer is, the colder the winter is. It’s not normal. I can feel the effect of climate change’
Aibiike Alymova shares her experience of the 2024 Canada heat wave with Anel Jazybayeva.
‘I don’t think that this is something that anybody can prepare for’
Reagan Wilkinson shares her experience of 2024 hurricanes Helene and Milton with Hamida Marufu.
‘The one group of people that cannot absolutely lose hope are the farmers’
Pedro Mori shares his story of the 2021 Central South America cold wave with Lara Romero Iglesias.
‘I swear I can smell changes in the air before anyone else can’
Jenna Spencer shares her experience of the 2021 British Columbia wildfire season with Santiago Rojas.
‘It looked like a movie down in Mexico. Everything was yellow’
Santiago Rojas shares his experience of the 2023 British Columbia wildfire season with Diego Machado.
‘I was scared to stay there’
Bonnie Christinson shares her experience of the 2018 Batchelor Heights wildfire with Aibiike Alymova.
‘It was like the forest itself was complaining about the fire’
Santos Javier Beltran shares his story of the Bush Creek East wildfire with Santiago Rojas.
‘Fires are so common you just get used to it at this point’
Liam Bobicki shares his story of the 2024 Slocan Lake Complex fire with Eagle Anderson.
‘It was very stressful because I had school. We didn’t have enough water in the shower’
Lara Romero Iglesias shares her experience of the 2016 Bolivia drought with Pedro Mori.
‘The hotter the summer is, the colder the winter is. It’s not normal. I can feel the effect of climate change’
Aibiike Alymova shares her experience of the 2024 Canada heat wave with Anel Jazybayeva.
‘I don’t think that this is something that anybody can prepare for’
Reagan Wilkinson shares her experience of 2024 hurricanes Helene and Milton with Hamida Marufu.
‘The one group of people that cannot absolutely lose hope are the farmers’
Pedro Mori shares his story of the 2021 Central South America cold wave with Lara Romero Iglesias.
