Tales from behind the lines at the Rock Creek Fire (with video)
ROCK CREEK – People who live in rural British Columbia have learned how to be independent. It’s the way the province was settled. When you need a part for a machine or food or fuel, you can’t exactly...
View ArticleDeath and life in the wildfire zone – a Rock Creek fire photo gallery
I am back from a week on the fire line, covering the savage Rock Creek fire. It was a welcome change from covering the city, and it got me out into the country, even if it seems like half of the...
View ArticleRock Creek slow to rebuild after last summer's devastating wildfire
ROCK CREEK — Every time Peri Best turns west from her new home in Grand Forks towards Rock Creek, she gets a little catch in her throat and her anxiety starts to rise again. It’s been nearly a year...
View ArticleVolunteers rebuild a family's home in fire-ravaged Westbridge
ROCK CREEK — An unusual partnership between two charitable organizations has made it possible for a young family who lost their home in the Rock Creek fire to rebuild. Now, nearly a year after the...
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