“I’d love to see that fear of fire shift to a respect for fire — learning that fire can be a tool that we can use to manage our land, and help bring balance to it.”
— Skuppah Indian Band member Amber Wilber
— Skuppah Indian Band member Amber Wilber
In one of Canada's wildfire hot spots, Salish women are decolonizing fire mitigation practices and making space for themselves in a traditionally male-dominated field. thenarwhal.ca/salish-women...
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April 10, 2026 at 1:41 PM
“I’d love to see that fear of fire shift to a respect for fire — learning that fire can be a tool that we can use to manage our land, and help bring balance to it.”
— Skuppah Indian Band member Amber Wilber
— Skuppah Indian Band member Amber Wilber
Even worse today. AQI 71 on a scale of 1-10 (1248 on the US scale of 0-300). Poisonous particulate matter is literally off the charts. #bcwildfire
July 23, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Even worse today. AQI 71 on a scale of 1-10 (1248 on the US scale of 0-300). Poisonous particulate matter is literally off the charts. #bcwildfire
Evacuation alerts include the Lytton, Siska and Skuppah First Nations.
Wildfire south of Lytton triples in size to 460 hectares
BC Wildfire Service data show a blaze south of Lytton that has triggered evacuation alerts is three times its original estimated size.
www.aptnnews.ca
July 30, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Evacuation alerts include the Lytton, Siska and Skuppah First Nations.
“The Skuppah Indian Band has issued an Evacuation Alert for Skuppah IR 2A due to the Saw Creek (K70597) Wildfire.” www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca/event/wildfi... - EmergencyInfoBC
#BCWildfire #Lytton #SawCreekWildfire #SkuppahIndianBand
#BCWildfire #Lytton #SawCreekWildfire #SkuppahIndianBand
Evacuation Alert issued for Skuppah IR 2A - EmergencyInfoBC
Wildfire - The Skuppah Indian Band has issued an Evacuation Alert for Skuppah IR 2A due to the Saw Creek (K70597) Wildfire. Impacted residents must be ready to leave on short notice. An Evacuation Ale...
www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca
June 21, 2026 at 3:58 AM
“The Skuppah Indian Band has issued an Evacuation Alert for Skuppah IR 2A due to the Saw Creek (K70597) Wildfire.” www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca/event/wildfi... - EmergencyInfoBC
#BCWildfire #Lytton #SawCreekWildfire #SkuppahIndianBand
#BCWildfire #Lytton #SawCreekWildfire #SkuppahIndianBand
And that history informs how many locals view the future.
Skuppah councillor Sherry McIntyre:
“My great-grandparents lived here and my great-grandchildren will probably live here. This area has always been populated, and always will be.”
Skuppah councillor Sherry McIntyre:
“My great-grandparents lived here and my great-grandchildren will probably live here. This area has always been populated, and always will be.”
TIL - this cloud visible from Vancouver is a pyrocumulus or flammagenitus cloud - it’s the Boston Bar fire. The canyon there is lined with First Nations fishing stations that have been continuously repaired for 1000+ years, sites so old footprints have been worn into the stone.
July 27, 2026 at 9:10 PM
And that history informs how many locals view the future.
Skuppah councillor Sherry McIntyre:
“My great-grandparents lived here and my great-grandchildren will probably live here. This area has always been populated, and always will be.”
Skuppah councillor Sherry McIntyre:
“My great-grandparents lived here and my great-grandchildren will probably live here. This area has always been populated, and always will be.”
“The Skuppah Indian Band has issued an Evacuation Alert for Skuppah IR 2B due to the Saw Creek (K70597) Wildfire.” www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca/event/evacua... - EmergencyInfoBC
#BCWildfire #Lytton #SawCreekWildfire #SkuppahIndianBand
#BCWildfire #Lytton #SawCreekWildfire #SkuppahIndianBand
Evacuation Alert issued for Skuppah IR 2B - EmergencyInfoBC
Wildfire - The Skuppah Indian Band has issued an Evacuation Alert for Skuppah IR 2B due to the Saw Creek (K70597) Wildfire. Impacted residents must be ready to leave on short notice. An Evacuation Ale...
www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca
June 21, 2026 at 3:59 AM
“The Skuppah Indian Band has issued an Evacuation Alert for Skuppah IR 2B due to the Saw Creek (K70597) Wildfire.” www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca/event/evacua... - EmergencyInfoBC
#BCWildfire #Lytton #SawCreekWildfire #SkuppahIndianBand
#BCWildfire #Lytton #SawCreekWildfire #SkuppahIndianBand
“Skuppah First Nation has issued an #Evacuation Alert for the Pooeyelth IR3 & Skuppah IR3 reserves due to the Cantilever Bar wildfire. This #BCWildfire is a risk to life & safety. Anyone in the area must be ready to leave on short notice. More info”: www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca/event/wildfi...
Evacuation Alert issued by Skuppah First Nation - EmergencyInfoBC
Wildfire - The Skuppah First Nation has issued an Evacuation Alert for the Pooeyelth IR3 and Skuppah IR3a reserves due to wildfire. Anyone in the affected area must be ready to leave on short notice.
www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca
July 29, 2025 at 7:40 PM
“Skuppah First Nation has issued an #Evacuation Alert for the Pooeyelth IR3 & Skuppah IR3 reserves due to the Cantilever Bar wildfire. This #BCWildfire is a risk to life & safety. Anyone in the area must be ready to leave on short notice. More info”: www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca/event/wildfi...
“The Skuppah First Nation has rescinded an Evacuation Alert for the Pooeyelth IR3 and Skuppah IR3a reserves due to wildfire. The danger to life and safety has passed.” www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca/event/wildfi... - Emergency Info BC
#BCWildfire #SkuppahFirstNation cc: #Lytton #LyttonBC
#BCWildfire #SkuppahFirstNation cc: #Lytton #LyttonBC
www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca
August 7, 2025 at 6:58 PM
“The Skuppah First Nation has rescinded an Evacuation Alert for the Pooeyelth IR3 and Skuppah IR3a reserves due to wildfire. The danger to life and safety has passed.” www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca/event/wildfi... - Emergency Info BC
#BCWildfire #SkuppahFirstNation cc: #Lytton #LyttonBC
#BCWildfire #SkuppahFirstNation cc: #Lytton #LyttonBC
I just wrote this. A bunch of it revolves around Skuppah First Nation just south of the village. It was never evacuated in 2021. It now is. But story also notes that "Lytton" is much larger than that which burned five years ago.
thetyee.ca/News/2026/06...
thetyee.ca/News/2026/06...
What’s Next for Lytton? Look to Its History | The Tyee
In the context of millennia, five hard years doesn’t seem so long. A Tyee special report.
thetyee.ca
June 21, 2026 at 1:38 AM
I just wrote this. A bunch of it revolves around Skuppah First Nation just south of the village. It was never evacuated in 2021. It now is. But story also notes that "Lytton" is much larger than that which burned five years ago.
thetyee.ca/News/2026/06...
thetyee.ca/News/2026/06...
A couple years ago, Kanaka Bar First Nation (to the south) organized to fight off a fire in the same area. The number of homes in the natural path of this fire are limited. The fire appears to be just northeast of the Skuppah FN reserve
June 20, 2026 at 2:36 AM
A couple years ago, Kanaka Bar First Nation (to the south) organized to fight off a fire in the same area. The number of homes in the natural path of this fire are limited. The fire appears to be just northeast of the Skuppah FN reserve
The village of Lytton is still struggling, but the broader area “has always been populated, and always will be,” says Sherry McIntyre, a councillor with Skuppah First Nation.
What’s Next for Lytton? Look to Its History | The Tyee
In the context of millennia, five hard years doesn’t seem so long. A Tyee special report.
thetyee.ca
June 16, 2026 at 5:25 PM
The village of Lytton is still struggling, but the broader area “has always been populated, and always will be,” says Sherry McIntyre, a councillor with Skuppah First Nation.
Been using steno so much that I hear the word "and" as "skuppah" when I say it in my head
November 21, 2024 at 7:37 PM
Been using steno so much that I hear the word "and" as "skuppah" when I say it in my head
#BCemerg | Wildfire | Evacuation Alert issued by Skuppah First Nation | https://www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca/app/uploads/sites/893/2025/07/Skuppah-Evacuation-Alert-July-29-2025.jpeg
July 29, 2025 at 6:37 PM
#BCemerg | Wildfire | Evacuation Alert issued by Skuppah First Nation | https://www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca/app/uploads/sites/893/2025/07/Skuppah-Evacuation-Alert-July-29-2025.jpeg
It's a keyboard with this layout! Instead of typing out letters individually, you type the word phonetically by pressing all the keys at the same time. Some words, like "and" are used frequently enough that they have arbitrary shorthand shapes. The shape for "and" is "SKP." Skuppah!
November 22, 2024 at 4:53 PM
It's a keyboard with this layout! Instead of typing out letters individually, you type the word phonetically by pressing all the keys at the same time. Some words, like "and" are used frequently enough that they have arbitrary shorthand shapes. The shape for "and" is "SKP." Skuppah!
"Having a [food security centre] like this does something special when you can come and gather, because it’s a space for loving one another and for supporting one another." Councillor Sherry McIntyre, Skuppah @ buff.ly/Xa9mMEp
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September 9, 2026 at 3:01 PM
"Having a [food security centre] like this does something special when you can come and gather, because it’s a space for loving one another and for supporting one another." Councillor Sherry McIntyre, Skuppah @ buff.ly/Xa9mMEp
“The Skuppah Indian Band has rescinded the Evacuation Alert issued for Skuppah IR 2 Inklyuhkinatko, Skuppah IR 2B and Skuppah IR 4 due to the Saw Creek wildfire (K70597).” www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca/event/wildfi... - EmergencyInfoBC
#BCWildfire #Lytton #SawCreekWildfire #SkuppahIndianBand
#BCWildfire #Lytton #SawCreekWildfire #SkuppahIndianBand
Evacuation Alert rescinded for Skuppah IR 2 Inklyuhkinatko, Skuppah IR 2B and Skuppah IR 4 - EmergencyInfoBC
Wildfire - The Skuppah Indian Band has rescinded the Evacuation Alert issued for Skuppah IR 2 Inklyuhkinatko, Skuppah IR 2B and Skuppah IR 4 due to the Saw Creek wildfire (K70597).
www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca
June 25, 2026 at 11:02 PM
“The Skuppah Indian Band has rescinded the Evacuation Alert issued for Skuppah IR 2 Inklyuhkinatko, Skuppah IR 2B and Skuppah IR 4 due to the Saw Creek wildfire (K70597).” www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca/event/wildfi... - EmergencyInfoBC
#BCWildfire #Lytton #SawCreekWildfire #SkuppahIndianBand
#BCWildfire #Lytton #SawCreekWildfire #SkuppahIndianBand
“The Cantilever Bar wildfire, discovered on Monday, is now 1.5 square kilometres in size and has resulted in evacuation alerts from the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, the Lytton First Nation and the Skuppah Indian Band…” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... - CBC British Columbia
#BCWildfire #LyttonBC
#BCWildfire #LyttonBC
July 29, 2025 at 11:11 PM
“The Cantilever Bar wildfire, discovered on Monday, is now 1.5 square kilometres in size and has resulted in evacuation alerts from the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, the Lytton First Nation and the Skuppah Indian Band…” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... - CBC British Columbia
#BCWildfire #LyttonBC
#BCWildfire #LyttonBC
Air quality near #Lytton, #Skuppah, #SiskaFlat, and #KanakaBar has been hovering around 800 (US AQI) all day, as well. While it's been fluctuating in Kamloops, Kelowna, and Chase (all have hit over 900), they haven't seemed to catch a break in the air quality today at all.
November 19, 2024 at 5:49 PM
Air quality near #Lytton, #Skuppah, #SiskaFlat, and #KanakaBar has been hovering around 800 (US AQI) all day, as well. While it's been fluctuating in Kamloops, Kelowna, and Chase (all have hit over 900), they haven't seemed to catch a break in the air quality today at all.
#Kamloops has the worst recorded #AirQuality tonight, but it's still at Hazardous levels in #Clinton, #KanakaBar, #Kelowna, #SiskaFlat, & #Skuppah (near #Lytton). #Merritt & #Spaxomin (#UpperNicola #DouglasLake) are also hovering between Very Unhealthy & Hazardous. #BCWildfires
November 19, 2024 at 5:31 PM
#Kamloops has the worst recorded #AirQuality tonight, but it's still at Hazardous levels in #Clinton, #KanakaBar, #Kelowna, #SiskaFlat, & #Skuppah (near #Lytton). #Merritt & #Spaxomin (#UpperNicola #DouglasLake) are also hovering between Very Unhealthy & Hazardous. #BCWildfires
For more information, see the alert on the EmergencyInfoBC webpage: https://www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca/event/wildfire-skuppah-20jun26/
June 24, 2026 at 2:42 AM
For more information, see the alert on the EmergencyInfoBC webpage: https://www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca/event/wildfire-skuppah-20jun26/
The Skuppah Indian Band has issued an Evacuation Alert for IR 2 and IR 2 Inklyuhkinatko due to the Saw Creek wildfire (K70597). Anyone in the affected area must be ready to leave on short notice.
June 24, 2026 at 2:42 AM
The Skuppah Indian Band has issued an Evacuation Alert for IR 2 and IR 2 Inklyuhkinatko due to the Saw Creek wildfire (K70597). Anyone in the affected area must be ready to leave on short notice.
#BCemerg | Wildfire | Evacuation Alert issued for Skuppah IR 2 and IR 2 Inklyuhkinatko | https://www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca/app/uploads/sites/893/2026/06/Skuppah-Evacuation-Alert-June-20-2026.pdf
June 24, 2026 at 2:42 AM
#BCemerg | Wildfire | Evacuation Alert issued for Skuppah IR 2 and IR 2 Inklyuhkinatko | https://www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca/app/uploads/sites/893/2026/06/Skuppah-Evacuation-Alert-June-20-2026.pdf
For more information, see the alert on the EmergencyInfoBC webpage: https://www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca/event/evacuation-alert-issued-for-skuppah-ir-2b/
June 21, 2026 at 1:56 AM
For more information, see the alert on the EmergencyInfoBC webpage: https://www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca/event/evacuation-alert-issued-for-skuppah-ir-2b/
The Skuppah Indian Band has issued an Evacuation Alert for Skuppah IR 2B due to the Saw Creek (K70597) Wildfire. Impacted residents must be ready to leave on short notice. An Evacuation Alert is also in place for Skuppah IR 2A.
June 21, 2026 at 1:56 AM
The Skuppah Indian Band has issued an Evacuation Alert for Skuppah IR 2B due to the Saw Creek (K70597) Wildfire. Impacted residents must be ready to leave on short notice. An Evacuation Alert is also in place for Skuppah IR 2A.
#BCemerg | Wildfire | Evacuation Alert issued for Skuppah IR 2B | https://www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca/event/evacuation-alert-issued-for-skuppah-ir-2b/#
June 21, 2026 at 1:56 AM
#BCemerg | Wildfire | Evacuation Alert issued for Skuppah IR 2B | https://www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca/event/evacuation-alert-issued-for-skuppah-ir-2b/#