Advocating for Lytton

Media appearances

In the time since the Lytton fire, I have been openly telling my story in order to advocate for my community and to share my perspective from within this collective experience.

This work has taken place across news, literary, and documentary contexts, and reflects an ongoing engagement with wildfire, climate change, displacement, grief, and rebuilding.

Below is a complete list of my appearances in print media, podcast, radio, television, and film.

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Podcast & radio

"From the Ashes"

Beyond Ecological Grief podcast, Canada’s National Observer, July 13, 2026
"Has Canada lost its climate compass?"

Cross Country Checkup with Ian Hanomansing, CBC Radio, May 31, 2026
"Women navigating climate emergencies highlighted in new film"

The Environment in Canada podcast, Sierra Club Canada, April 8, 2026
"Vancouver concert features poetry inspired by the Lytton fire"

Daybreak Kamloops, CBC Radio, March 4, 2026
"Two moms, two wildfires, one shared grief"

The Current with guest host Megan Williams, CBC Radio, July 11, 2025
"Fire is both the cause and effect of climate change"

Marco Oved, Small Things Big Climate podcast, Toronto Star, November 13, 2024
"Wildfire and flood survivors call for emissions cap"

The Environment in Canada podcast, Sierra Club Canada, November 5, 2024
"Why two women want the world to see their climate 'relics'"

What on Earth with Laura Lynch, CBC Radio, September 29, 2024
"Lytton survivor calls on Ottawa for bold climate action"

The Early Edition with Stephen Quinn, CBC Radio, June 25, 2024
"Extreme weather survivors speak out"

Alex Smith, Radio Ecoshock, June 12, 2024
"Meghan Fandrich on devastating wildfires, moving forward after tragedy and healing through poetry"

Q with Tom Power, CBC Radio, November 30, 2023
"Interview with Meghan Fandrich"

RC Weslowski & Sonya Littlejohn (Hosts), Wax Poetic, Vancouver Co-op Radio, September 20, 2023
"Lifelong Lytton resident and business owner Meghan Fandrich has released a new book of poetry"

Radio West with Sarah Penton, CBC Radio, September 18, 2023
"A new poetry book reflects on the destruction of Lytton"

On the Coast with Gloria Macarenko, CBC Radio, September 7, 2023
"Lytton resident Meghan Fandrich says she's calling it quits as a way of working through her trauma"

Radio West with Sarah Penton, CBC Radio, September 14, 2022
"Lytton, BC, residents still scattered, frustrated months after devastating fire"

The Current with Matt Galloway, CBC Radio, November 5, 2021
"Hundreds dead, a town ablaze after record-setting heat wave in Western Canada"

Kathryn Blaze Baum, The Decibel podcast, Globe and Mail, July 6, 2021

Print media

"Western Canada braces for severe wildfire season as El Niño moves in"

Om Shanbhag, The Globe and Mail, June 26, 2026
"Lessons from Lytton: Five years after the devastating fire"

Kamyar Razavi, The New Climate, June 16, 2026
"Andrew Staniland’s Songs From the Lytton Fire heralds hope in the aftermath of a climate disaster"

Emily Lyth, Stir Arts & Culture, March 19, 2026
"Canada's hottest village lives on despite the constant fear of wildfires"

Delphine Roucaute & Adrienne Surprenant, Le Monde (subscription required), October 12, 2025
"Out of the fire"

Claire McFarlane, Globe & Mail, September 18, 2025
"Climate survivors share stories of loss, resilience in Ottawa exhibit"

Chris Bonasia, The Energy Mix, November 6, 2024
"'Each of our voices matter': Disaster survivors call for greater climate action in Ottawa advocacy push"

Stephen Jeffery, The Hill Times, November 4, 2024
"Climate disaster survivors share mementoes sifted from the rubble"

Natasha Bulowski, Canada’s National Observer, October 31, 2024
Yaahgudang Climate Justice Award

Sierra Club BC, October 3, 2024
Local Leader Spotlight

David Quigg, Sierra Club BC, August 22, 2024
"Climate survivors bring tough talk to Ottawa"

Matteo Cimellaro, Canada’s National Observer, June 7, 2024
"Disaster survivors bring pleas for climate change action to Parliament Hill"

Mia Rabson, Globe and Mail, June 6, 2024
"B.C. wildfire, flood survivors want climate change action"

Tiffany Crawford, Vancouver Sun, June 6, 2024
"Becoming More Visible"

Rob Taylor, Read Local BC, January 10, 2024
"Burning Sage"

Sabyasachi Nag, The Artisanal Writer (registration required), December 15, 2023
"12 or 20 questions with Meghan Fandrich"

Rob McLennan’s Blog, December 12, 2023
"The fire and the poet"

Tyler Olsen, Fraser Valley Current, September 27, 2023
"Finding connection amongst the ashes"

Jonathan Kerslake, Bridge River Lillooet News, September 20, 2023
"Lytton author brings book tour to Merritt"

Marius Auer, Merritt Herald, September 15, 2023
"Poet explores healing in new book following devastating wildfire in Lytton, BC"

Courtney Dickson, CBC News, September 10, 2023
"Lytton fire survivor faces emotional journey"

Barry Gerding, Kelowna Capital News, August 31, 2023
"Destroyed Lytton businesses face uncertain future as Ottawa refuses to forgive COVID loans"

Gordon Hoekstra, Vancouver Sun, August 9, 2023
"À Lytton, la reconstruction est semée d’embûches"

Benoît Ferradini, CBC Radio-Canada, June 30, 2022
"Recovery funding too little, too late for some Lytton business owners"

Michael Reeve, CFJC Today, June 14, 2022

Film

Emergence: Women in the Storm

Nova Ami & Velcrow Ripper (Directors), Transparent Film in association with Knowledge Network, premiered on February 11, 2026
A Fire to Last Until Morning

Braedon Lowey (Filmmaker), Master’s Thesis, University of Victoria, premiered on November 19, 2025
True Survivors

Rio Mitchell (Director), CBC’s The Nature of Things, premiered on February 24, 2023
Fire on the Tracks

Simon Hergott (Director), GroundUp Pictures, premiered on January 1, 2023

Television news

"'So forgotten': No pandemic loan forgiveness for business owners in fire-razed Lytton"

Elizabeth McSheffrey & Aaron McArthur, Global News, August 11, 2023
"'Lytton has been forgotten': B.C. town battles to rebuild two years after wildfire disaster"

Neetu Garcha, Global National, June 29, 2023
"'Wrong on so many levels': Lytton residents react to corporate video filmed in town's fire ruins"

Alissa Thibault, CTV News, May 12, 2022
"100 days after wildfire razed Lytton, B.C., still-scattered residents feel 'frustrated, isolated'"

Elizabeth McSheffrey, Global News, October 8, 2021
"Lytton evacuee calls for more support, clearer communication from government"

Simon Little & Aaron McArthur, Global News, July 9, 2021

Contact me

Media appearances

"From the Ashes"

"Has Canada lost its climate compass?"

"Women navigating climate emergencies highlighted in new film"

"Vancouver concert features poetry inspired by the Lytton fire"

"Two moms, two wildfires, one shared grief"

"Fire is both the cause and effect of climate change"

"Wildfire and flood survivors call for emissions cap"

"Why two women want the world to see their climate 'relics'"

"Lytton survivor calls on Ottawa for bold climate action"

"Extreme weather survivors speak out"

"Meghan Fandrich on devastating wildfires, moving forward after tragedy and healing through poetry"

"Interview with Meghan Fandrich"

"Lifelong Lytton resident and business owner Meghan Fandrich has released a new book of poetry"

"A new poetry book reflects on the destruction of Lytton"

"Lytton resident Meghan Fandrich says she's calling it quits as a way of working through her trauma"

"Lytton, BC, residents still scattered, frustrated months after devastating fire"

"Hundreds dead, a town ablaze after record-setting heat wave in Western Canada"

"Western Canada braces for severe wildfire season as El Niño moves in"

"Lessons from Lytton: Five years after the devastating fire"

"Andrew Staniland’s Songs From the Lytton Fire heralds hope in the aftermath of a climate disaster"

"Canada's hottest village lives on despite the constant fear of wildfires"

"Out of the fire"

"Climate survivors share stories of loss, resilience in Ottawa exhibit"

"'Each of our voices matter': Disaster survivors call for greater climate action in Ottawa advocacy push"

"Climate disaster survivors share mementoes sifted from the rubble"

Yaahgudang Climate Justice Award

Local Leader Spotlight

"Climate survivors bring tough talk to Ottawa"

"Disaster survivors bring pleas for climate change action to Parliament Hill"

"B.C. wildfire, flood survivors want climate change action"

"Becoming More Visible"

"Burning Sage"

"12 or 20 questions with Meghan Fandrich"

"The fire and the poet"

"Finding connection amongst the ashes"

"Lytton author brings book tour to Merritt"

"Poet explores healing in new book following devastating wildfire in Lytton, BC"

"Lytton fire survivor faces emotional journey"

"Destroyed Lytton businesses face uncertain future as Ottawa refuses to forgive COVID loans"

"À Lytton, la reconstruction est semée d’embûches"

"Recovery funding too little, too late for some Lytton business owners"

Emergence: Women in the Storm

A Fire to Last Until Morning

True Survivors

Fire on the Tracks

"'So forgotten': No pandemic loan forgiveness for business owners in fire-razed Lytton"

"'Lytton has been forgotten': B.C. town battles to rebuild two years after wildfire disaster"

"'Wrong on so many levels': Lytton residents react to corporate video filmed in town's fire ruins"

"100 days after wildfire razed Lytton, B.C., still-scattered residents feel 'frustrated, isolated'"

"Lytton evacuee calls for more support, clearer communication from government"