A humanitarian work-force program will support non-governmental organizations in gathering supplies in high-risk areas and convening volunteers
Evacuees from the McDougall Creek wildfire gather outsisde the Mount Boucherie Community Centre in West Kelowna, B.C., on Aug. 19, 2023.
The humanitarian work-force program started in 2021 with a focus on non-governmental organizations involved in emergency management – for example, by temporarily deploying nurses to assist with vaccinations. In anticipation of a challenging wildfire season this year, the program has evolved to support NGOs in making sure there are supplies in high-risk areas, and convening mission-ready teams of volunteers, Mr. Sajjan said.
The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre reported around 90 fires burning as of noon on Thursday, including 12 classified as being out of control. Julienne Morissette, director of wildland fire research at Natural Resources Canada, said there were currently “no fires of priority on the landscape nationally.”
As of Thursday, snowpack levels in B.C. were at 66 per cent, said Nathan Cullen, Minister of Land, Water and Resource Stewardship.
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