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Sarah Penton

Kelowna, Vancouver
As seen in: CBC Radio-Canada, CBTK-FM (Kelowna, BC), MSN Canada, CBRL-FM (Lethbridge, AB), CBUT-TV (Vancouver, BC), CBYQ-FM (Queen Charlotte, BC)
Host of Radio West on CBC BC. Lover of news, sports, lifting heavy things, running middle distances and eating things that are delicious. Also bad at Twitter.
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‘How can this be happening again?’: Lytton residents face another wildfire 5 years later

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By Shaurya Kshatri, Sarah Penton
| CBRL-FM (Lethbridge, AB) Verified
British Columbia·New Residents in and around Lytton are facing another wildfire threat nearly five years after the 2021 blaze killed two people and destroyed much of the village. The Saw Creek wildfire has forced new evacuation orders and alerts, bringing back painful memories for residents who rebuilt their homes.
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'We are more than just a shooting,' mayor says as Tumbler Ridge looks to rebuild 30 days after tragedy

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By Andrew Kurjata Verified, Sarah Penton, Matt Preprost Verified
| CBRL-FM (Lethbridge, AB) Verified
"It's been a long four weeks." That's how Mayor Darryl Krakowka characterizes the time since his home of Tumbler Ridge, in the northern foothills of B.C.'s Rocky Mountains, was thrust into international headlines. On Feb. 10, a mass shooting left eight members of his community — who he characterizes as family — dead alongside their killer, an 18-year-old who reportedly had struggled with mental health issues.
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Grade 12 student recalls 'surreal' lockdown during deadly school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.

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By Jess Chin, Rhianna Schmunk Verified, Sarah Penton
| CBRL-FM (Lethbridge, AB) Verified
British Columbia·New Darian Quist, a Grade 12 student who survived Tuesday's deadly school shooting in the rural community in northeastern B.C., said he and his friends hid in barricaded classrooms for more than two hours before armed police arrived to escort them from the building.
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