Wildfire

• Jasper prepares for 2025 camping season after devastating wildfires

  Parks Canada says the majority of camping sites in Jasper are expected to be open for the 2025 summer tourism season after July's devastating wildfire.

  Canada

  Nov 17
  
• Federal government offers grants for small businesses in fire-stricken Jasper, Alta.

  Business owners in the fire-ravaged Rocky Mountain resort town of Jasper are getting some financial help getting back on their feet.

  Canada

  Nov 14
  
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• Petition calls for urgent federal action to support wildfire fighters

  A group is demanding the federal government better support Canada's wildfire fighters, warning that without action, more of them will leave the job as fire seasons become longer.

  Canada

  Oct 23
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• Jasper wildfire: Alberta minister urges improved unified command structure

  An Alberta minister told the hearing committee that he believes provincial authorities should have been better integrated into the unified command structure

  Politics

  Oct 8
• 2024 Manitoba wildfire season saw more hectares burned than last year

  This year's wildfire season also began earlier. The first blaze was detected on April 8, while last year there were no fires until April 30.

  Fire

  Oct 1
• Evacuation order for wildfire near Grand Forks downgraded

  An evacuation order issued on Wednesday afternoon for residences near Grand Forks has been downgraded by the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary.

  Fire

  Sep 25
• Canada’s 2024 wildfire season on track to be 2nd largest in last 20 years

  Federal officials say above-normal temperatures and drought conditions across parts of Canada have continued to drive fire activity, with 5.3 million hectares burned so far.

  Fire

  Sep 25
• Cluster of wildfires in B.C. Interior triggers evacuation alert

  A growing cluster of out-of-control wildfires in the British Columbia Interior has forced officials to place residents in the area under an evacuation alert.

  Sep 6
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• Northwest Territories short on firefighters, equipment, information during 2023 wildfires: report

  Nineteen communities were evacuated, including the territorial capital of Yellowknife.

  Fire

  Aug 28
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• Rehabilitated bird injured in B.C. wildfire to be released back into the wild

  A fierce falcon literally rose from the ashes after surviving a raging wildfire, and after a year of recovery, she's ready to return home.

  Canada

  Aug 23