
Tanis Houle
Tanis Houle recently relocated her family from the Okanagan Valley to Comox on Vancouver Island, seeking to escape the increasingly harsh summer conditions characterized by extreme heat and smoke from wildfires. Though she has left the valley, Houle reflects on her love for the Okanagan and the idyllic summers of her childhood, now overshadowed by climate change.
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Tanis Houle packed evacuation kits every spring and ultimately decided to leave the Okanagan for her family's safety.
After a summer of fire, B.C.'s Okanagan Valley mourns for a paradise lostThe Globe and Mail·
Canada· 2026-09-19






