Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the federal government is doing everything it can to prevent further tragedy after four recent wildfire-related deaths.
On Thursday, a helicopter involved with firefighting operations crashed in northwestern Alberta, killing a pilot.
Two days earlier, firefighter Devyn Gale, 19, died after a tree fell on her near Revelstoke, B.C. Her death is now under investigation by police, the BC Coroners Service, WorkSafeBC and the BC Wildfire Service. “We mourn their death but celebrate what they were doing, and their dedication to their communities and their countries.”
In Quebec, more than 15,000 square kilometres have burned in the more-populated southern half of the province since the start of the fire season, while almost 30,000 square kilometres have burned in the northern zone.
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