Opinion: B.C.'s Wildfires Can Only be Met With a New Era of Innovation to Fight Them

By Sarah Goodman With wildfires now surging — from B.C. to Labrador — it’s hard not to reflect on last summer’s devastating fires. These fires took lives and displaced thousands as an estimated 18.5 million hectares of land burned. Last June, New Yorkers choked on thick, polluted air and smoke reached as far as Europe, leading some to quip that Canada’s largest export was wildfire smoke.