‘There was no good way to help them and myself at the same time’
Remy Machado shares his experience of the 2021 Juniper Ridge wildfire with Diego Machado.
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
‘Everyone thought they were going to die and felt like they were stuck’
Diego Machado shares his story of the 2021 Juniper Ridge wildfire with Jenna Spencer.
‘You think it wouldn’t affect you, but there’s a very high possibility it can’
Shekainah Mendis shares her experience of the 2016 Sri Lanka floods with Sylvia Ndirangu.
‘The fact that I saw something like this happening close to home made it more terrifying’
Sylvia Ndirangu shares her experience of the 2024 Kenya-Tanzania flood with author Shekainah Mendis.
‘Now I understand that every experience is valuable’
Anel Jazybaeva shares her story about the 2023 Bush Creek East wildfire with author Aibiike Alymova.
‘I felt this was the right place to be, until I saw the flames’
Cheyanne Watkinson shares her experience of the 2017 Elephant Hill wildfire with author Harshika Gupta.
‘Everyone thought they were going to die and felt like they were stuck’
Diego Machado shares his story of the 2021 Juniper Ridge wildfire with Jenna Spencer.
‘You think it wouldn’t affect you, but there’s a very high possibility it can’
Shekainah Mendis shares her experience of the 2016 Sri Lanka floods with Sylvia Ndirangu.
‘The fact that I saw something like this happening close to home made it more terrifying’
Sylvia Ndirangu shares her experience of the 2024 Kenya-Tanzania flood with author Shekainah Mendis.
‘Now I understand that every experience is valuable’
Anel Jazybaeva shares her story about the 2023 Bush Creek East wildfire with author Aibiike Alymova.
‘I felt this was the right place to be, until I saw the flames’
Cheyanne Watkinson shares her experience of the 2017 Elephant Hill wildfire with author Harshika Gupta.
