Festival attendees frantic to douse flames

» Younger demographic taking responsibility for our forests

Chandler Walter
Humour Editor,
4 humour@theotherpress.ca

weather creating massive
forest fires throughout BC, one
group has risen above the rest in
the effort to keep our forests safe.

Festival-going youth

have, surprisingly, taken it
upon themselves to spearhead
the efforts in conserving BC’s
beautiful forests, and douse the
flames threatening our homes,

music festivals.
“It’s just a real tragedy,” said
Eric Wells, a student of 19. “These

seems to care. People toss their
cigarettes around carelessly; it’s
as if they don’t know about the

: real damage it can do. I almost

: missed PembyFest because of all

: this. If I didn’t get to see Kendrick

: Lamar, my summer would have

ith the recent arrival of dry been as ruined as those hundreds
: of acres of forest, so we gotta do

: something to stop this.”

: affected by the fires, and most are
: working round the clock to ensure :
: that their favourite festivals will go
uninterrupted this summer.

: thousand up in Squamish,

: assisting the fire department,’

: ; : Wells explained. “There are

our air, and, most importantly, our : ,
> also almost 100 of us in the

: campgrounds, 24/7 rain dancing.”

: for the festival attendees is the
fires are out of control, and noone :
: fire ban caused by the dry forests.

“Otherwise the ban will be on

Many music lovers have been

“Yeah, we've got a few

Evidently the leading concern

“We need it to rain,” Wells said.

: and we can't smoke cigarettes or
: joints during the festival. And if
: you can't do that, what’s even the
point, you know?”

“J just can’t believe the

: damage all this fire stuff can
: cause,” Courtney Lure, 22, tellsus. :

“It’s like, it totally kills the vibe,

: with all the smoke and whatever.

We can‘ have that, it makes for

: bad trips.”

Upon further investigation,

: it was made clear that Ms. Lure
: was not referring to “road trips,”
: or road conditions. “I have $600
: invested in this summer’s festivals, :
: losing that would probably be :
: the biggest buzzkill of the whole
summer,’ she complained.

It’s also terrible for the

wildlife,” Jon Mills explained to
: us, after taking a short break from:
: his hacky sack circle. “I mean, the

: fires just ravage everything in their :
: way, and I know of a few great

: grow-opsall over BC. It would be

: a pity if those burned with all the
: other worthless trees or whatever.”

When asked about concern

 

for the fires raging in northern

: BC, or any plans to help those

: firefighters in their struggle, Mills
: was dumbfounded. “There are no
: festivals up there this summer,

: why does it matter?”

 

 

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