B.C.'s small towns face existential questions about wildfire summers to come

This summer marks the third time in five years that B.C. has seen more than half a million hectares burn in a wildfire season.

If you live in a small town in B.C., you might be inclined to echo this question posed by Ashcroft Mayor Barbara Roden: "Is this the new normal that we have to anticipate and we have to prepare for?"

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