Every year we spend more on fire suppression

than we do in communities to try to prevent it.

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George Abbott, President of Circle Square Solutions

We need to bild new partnerships on the landbase.

George Abbott is a former politician and cabinet minister. He was a B.C. Liberal Party Member representing the riding of Shuswap from 1996 to 2013, serving as a cabinet minister under premiers Gordon Campbell and Christy Clark.

In April 2018 he submitted the report he co-authored with Chief Maureen Chapman, Addressing the New Normal: 21^st Century Disaster Management in BC . The provincial government is acting on many of the recommendations made in his report.

Before his election to the Legislative Assembly, George was a political science instructor at Okanagan University College and owned the oldest and largest berry farm in the Interior. His book, Big Promises, Small Government: Doing Less with Less in the B.C. Liberal New Era, was published by UBC Press in 2020.

He and his wife Lesley live in Sicamous and have three children.

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We don't own the land, the land owns us

Garry Merkel, Chair of the Old Growth Strategic Review Panel

Every year we spend more on fire suppression than we do in communities to try to prevent it.

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George Abbott, President of Circle Square Solutions

hear more expert opinionsand learn about the problems facing BC Wildlife

We don't own the land, the land owns us

Not all fire is bad. Rx fires create safer communities.

The science is clear – it's been clear for decades

The forest isn’t just a place to grow 2x4s.

We have to keep the forests intact

The province is not taking care of our forests.

We have to decide...do we want wildlife?

We spend more on fire suppression than we do on prevention.

hear more expert opinionsand learn about the problems facing BC Wildlife

We don't own the land, the land owns us

Not all fire is bad. Rx fires create safer communities.

The science is clear – it's been clear for decades

The forest isn’t just a place to grow 2x4s.

We have to keep the forests intact

The province is not taking care of our forests.

We have to decide...do we want wildlife?

We spend more on fire suppression than we do on prevention.

Who Cares? We Do. View stories from british columbians who actively care for BC Wildlife.

Every year we spend more on fire suppression

than we do in communities to try to prevent it.

hear more expert opinions
and learn about the problems facing BC Wildlife

hear more expert opinions
and learn about the problems facing BC Wildlife

Who Cares? We Do.
View stories from british columbians who actively care for BC Wildlife.