On Monday, May 13 Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA Lorne Doerkson introduced Carter香蕉视频直播檚 Law to the B.C. legislature.
Named for Carter Vigh, the 100 Mile House youth who passed away last summer due to an asthma attack induced by wildfire smoke, Carter香蕉视频直播檚 Law seeks to amend the B.C. Wildfire Act and encourage government to consider health concerns caused by the way they manage wildfires.
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Doerkson said many throughout B.C. have asthma or other health concerns that wildfire smoke can impact. He added he has received calls from senior citizens complaining they can香蕉视频直播檛 breathe. Some have gone as far as duct-taping their windows to seal the smoke out.
Carter香蕉视频直播檚 Law would focus on safeguarding vulnerable populations with respiratory conditions. Doerkson said it will encourage B.C. Wildfire to not let wildfires burn for extended periods of time that they could extinguish. During summers like 2023 when more than 200 fires were burning across the province at some points, he said reducing the amount of smoke in an area in any way is important.
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Watching from the gallery while Doerkson presented the bill was the entire Vigh family. Carter香蕉视频直播檚 mother Amber Vigh said the trip was a bit of a whirlwind for her family who got a tour of parliament and met with B.C. United leader Kevin Falcon and speaker of the house Raj Chouhan.
Vigh said the law is just the latest in a list of incredible things happening in her son香蕉视频直播檚 name. She appreciates Doerkson naming the amendment for Carter and shining a light on his story.
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Vigh supports the contents of the bill. If anything she sees Carter香蕉视频直播檚 Law as an important first step in protecting people like her son from poor air quality.
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Doerkson said he doesn香蕉视频直播檛 anticipate any opposition from the government on the contents of Carter香蕉视频直播檚 Law. If all goes well he said the bill could be voted into law during the fall legislature session, just before the anticipated provincial election.
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