Announcement of firefighting money for training good news says Athabasca Chipewyan chief
The chief of Athabasca Chipewyan Nation in northern Alberta says more resources on the ground…
Wildfires
B.C. Ombudsperson says the province needs Indigenous-led disaster relief services
The B.C. Ombudsperson report calls the provinces current disaster program “outdated” and “poorly communicated”
Pre-registration for re entry flights set to begin for some N.W.T. communities
It remains unclear when residents in the Northwest Territories’ South Slave region will be allowed…
N.W.T. evacuees talk traditional knowledge in fire management and mental health from land
As Yellowknife residents started returning home on Sept. 6, the future of South Slave region…
N.W.T. evacuee in Winnipeg says she’s still waiting for financial assistance
An evacuee from Yellowknife, N.W.T. who is currently in Winnipeg says she’s still waiting for…
Trudeau in Okanagan to meet firefighters as final travel ban lifted for Kelowna area
The travel ban for Kelowna, Penticton, Vernon and Kamloops was lifted earlier this week
Communities spring into action to help N.W.T. wildfire evacuees
Communities receiving Northwest Territories residents fleeing wildfires are springing into action to help, whether it’s…
Wildfire evacuations ordered for thousands of people in West Kelowna, B.C.
Central Okanagan Emergency Operations ordered the evacuation of close to a thousand homes, representing about 2,500 people, with thousands of other properties placed on alert and residents warned to be ready to leave at a moment’s notice.
Convoys, airport lineups: Yellowknife residents leave city as fire creeps closer
The blazes have burned an area almost four times the size of Prince Edward Island. No deaths have been reported.
