https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 https://thenarwhal.ca/wildfires-threaten-drinking-water-bc/ Mon, 15 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=144768 Communities from Cranbrook to Kelowna know fire can contaminate reservoirs as well as burn homes. Experts say protecting watersheds must become as urgent as protecting schools or hospitals Anne Shibata Casselman and Kari Medig In-Depth B.C. freshwater water wildfires A wildfire burning a mountainside above Kid Creek near Kitchener, BC on Sept 10, 2025. https://thenarwhal.ca/jasper-wildfire-canada-parks-change/ Fri, 02 Aug 2024 19:18:10 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=115166 Pests, past forest management practices and colonization are all factors in wildfires like Jasper’s — and the solution requires rethinking the way we protect parks Drew Anderson and Matt Simmons Analysis Alberta B.C. climate change Parks protected areas wildfires Photo: Ryan Peruniak A black bear cub pokes its head out from a charred tree that was burned in a wildfire.