Joanna Chiu

Joanna Chiu is an independent journalist, recently back in B.C. after 8 years abroad working as a foreign correspondent based in Beijing and Hong Kong. She now splits her time between the Okanagan and Vancouver. She has reported for The Economist, Agence-France-Presse, The Guardian, South China Morning Post and Foreign Policy, among many other publications. She is the chair of a women writers' collective on China, NüVoices, and founder of WAM! (Women, Action & the Media) Vancouver. See more on her website.

'We've got to be smarter' Wildfire-hit interior B.C. residents contemplate a foggy future

B.C.'s Okanagan Valley, known for its long hot summers and beautiful lakes, wineries and orchards, has long been a popular destination for tourists, wedding parties, and families seeking a healthy lifestyle closer to the great outdoors. Although temperatures are starting to cool down, blazes are still raging across the province in the second-worst wildfire season in B.C’s history.