As the Okanagan burns again, it's time to protect more of it (Writer's Bloc)

As the Okanagan burns again, it's time to protect more of itProtecting critical habitatPhoto: Contributed Artvocacy participants (from left) Tristan Boisvert, Aly (Pink Hat Art), Lyse Deselliers, Miwa and Chandra Wong outside the Penticton office of Similkameen–South Okanagan–West Kootenay MP Helena Konanz. This week, thousands of people have been ordered from their homes around Okanagan Lake as fires burn on the hillsides above the water. Chapter, in partnership with the Penticton and District Community Arts Council. So, (representatives of the two organizations) did something most of us had never done before, we booked meetings with local MLA Donegal Wilson and local MP Helena Konanz. Both exhibitions will feature artwork created in response to the landscapes and species we're working to protect.