Hot and dry conditions have worsened wildfires throughout Western Canada, forcing thousands from their homes and leaving many regions under a layer of smoke.
“We are pulling out all the stops that we can to try and get as many experienced people on the front line that we can,” said Forestry Minister Todd Loewen.
Wildfires have also been a concern for Alberta’s neighbours, including the Northwest Territories, where the K’atl’odeeche First Nation and town of Hay River, about 120 kilometres from the Alberta boundary, are under evacuation orders. Changing winds allowed firefighters to reach more of that blaze on Tuesday, but it’s still out of control.Article content
“It’s devastating,” Cheecham said in a message online. “All that ground lost. All those affected. It’s not a good situation.” The city of Fort St. John, about 200 kilometres northwest of Grand Prairie, Alta., issued an evacuation alert for its roughly 21,000 residents in response to a wildfire that’s more than 130 square kilometres in size. Chapman said winds were pushing flames away from the community Tuesday.
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