Firefighters Lose Ground Against Wildfire Threatening Lytton, B.C. | The Energy Mix:

After nearly doubling in size on Friday, the Nohomin Creek wildfire, 1.7 kilometres northwest of the town, was being contained by firefighting crews, including several from the Lytton First Nation, reported CBC News.

But then, the fire “grew to 17 square kilometres Sunday afternoon—a nearly 14 per cent increase in size—despite being described by officials as ‘stable’ a day earlier,” the national broadcaster wrote.

Latest news had at least 10 structures burned and nearly 100 residents evacuated from the area.

Firefighters Lose Ground Against Wildfire Threatening Lytton, B.C. | The Energy Mix: After nearly doubling in size on Friday, the Nohomin Creek wildfire, 1.7 kilometres northwest of the town, was being contained by firefighting crews, including several from the Lytton First Nation, reported CBC News. But then, the fire “grew to 17 square kilometres Sunday afternoon—a nearly 14 per cent increase in size—despite being described by officials as ‘stable’ a day earlier,” the national broadcaster wrote. Latest news had at least 10 structures burned and nearly 100 residents evacuated from the area.Read More

‘Tough’ 6-12 months ahead for Canadians amid inflation, rate hikes: expert:

In his opening statement Wednesday, Bank of Canada governor Tiff
Macklem acknowledged that “higher interest rates will add to the
difficulties that Canadians are already facing with high inflation,” but
said the decision to front-load increases now is short term pain that
is necessary to bring inflation down for the long term.

“People are unsure of what they need to do to really get on top of
this,” said Gursharon Singh, credit counsellor with Credit Canada.

Traditional strategies like cutting expenses, money management and
extra sources of income might not be enough to help with the
double-edged sword of high interest rates and inflation, she said,
especially as Canadians remain saddled with debt.

‘Tough’ 6-12 months ahead for Canadians amid inflation, rate hikes: expert: In his opening statement Wednesday, Bank of Canada governor Tiff
Macklem acknowledged that “higher interest rates will add to the
difficulties that Canadians are already facing with high inflation,” but
said the decision to front-load increases now is short term pain that
is necessary to bring inflation down for the long term.“People are unsure of what they need to do to really get on top of
this,” said Gursharon Singh, credit counsellor with Credit Canada.Traditional strategies like cutting expenses, money management and
extra sources of income might not be enough to help with the
double-edged sword of high interest rates and inflation, she said,
especially as Canadians remain saddled with debt.Read More

UK Issues First-Ever ‘Red’ Heat Warning – EcoWatch:

“We hoped we wouldn’t get to this situation but for the first time
ever we are forecasting greater than 40°C in the UK,” Climate
attribution scientist at the Met Office Dr. Nikos Christidis
said in Friday’s Met Office announcement. “In a recent study we found
that the likelihood of extremely hot days in the UK has been increasing
and will continue to do so during the course of the century, with the
most extreme temperatures expected to be observed in the southeast of
England.”

UK Issues First-Ever ‘Red’ Heat Warning – EcoWatch: “We hoped we wouldn’t get to this situation but for the first time
ever we are forecasting greater than 40°C in the UK,” Climate
attribution scientist at the Met Office Dr. Nikos Christidis
said in Friday’s Met Office announcement. “In a recent study we found
that the likelihood of extremely hot days in the UK has been increasing
and will continue to do so during the course of the century, with the
most extreme temperatures expected to be observed in the southeast of
England.”Read More

N.S. says it won’t try to justify housing discrimination against disabled people | CBC News:

A lawyer representing a disability rights group in Nova Scotia says
he’s relieved the province won’t try to exempt itself from a court
ruling that concluded the province discriminated against people with
disabilities who were seeking housing.

“We’re completely pleased
and relieved that after an eight-year struggle, we can now move on to
look for solutions for this systemic discrimination,” lawyer Vince
Calderhead with the Disability Rights Coalition said in an interview
Tuesday.

N.S. says it won’t try to justify housing discrimination against disabled people | CBC News: A lawyer representing a disability rights group in Nova Scotia says
he’s relieved the province won’t try to exempt itself from a court
ruling that concluded the province discriminated against people with
disabilities who were seeking housing.“We’re completely pleased
and relieved that after an eight-year struggle, we can now move on to
look for solutions for this systemic discrimination,” lawyer Vince
Calderhead with the Disability Rights Coalition said in an interview
Tuesday.Read More

Species Extinction Threatens the Livelihoods of Billions, New Report Warns | The Energy Mix:

#environment #global_warming #extinction

Species Extinction Threatens the Livelihoods of Billions, New Report Warns | The Energy Mix: #environment #global_warming #extinctionRead More