WINNIPEG – More than a dozen firefighters from Manitoba are headed to British Columbia to join the wildfire battle.
READ MORE: B.C. wildfire status Tuesday: Williams Lake remains under evacuation alert
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The province confirmed Tuesday it will be sending a team of 13 trained firefighters through the province’s wildfire program, along with 50 pumps.
READ MORE: Smoke from B.C. wildfires blowing into Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and U.S.
One air attack officer is also being sent to Northwest Territories to help with co-ordination of firefighting efforts in that region.
The team is expected to leave Manitoba later this week.
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