Wildfire Evacuations
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Quebec wildfires: Canadian Rangers to help evacuate Cree communitiesThere were 126 wildfires burning in the province as of Friday afternoon, including 86 in the northern zone where several Cree nations live.FireJul 14, 2023
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Encroaching wildfire forces evacuations in parts of Val d’Or in western QuebecThe evacuations are the first in Quebec since residents of the northern city of Lebel-sur-Quévillon were allowed to return home Sunday after they had been forced out for two weeks.FireJun 20, 2023
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Evacuation order lifted in northern Quebec town after wildfires, but risk remainsThe mayor says about two-thirds of residents of Lebel-sur-Quévillon, Que., began returning home over the weekend but warned they should be prepared to leave again if need be.CanadaJun 19, 2023
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Thousands still displaced across Canada due to wildfires while many return homeFederal Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair says many people in Alberta, B.C. and Quebec have been able to return home.CanadaJun 16, 2023
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University of Regina welcomes evacuees from northern Sask. communitiesMore than 500 evacuees will be making the Kisik Tower at the University of Regina their home away from home until it is deemed safe to return to their communities.WeatherMay 18, 2023
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Clearwater Dene Nation man says recent Saskatchewan wildfires a ‘wake-up call’"It's a sense of relief but the work doesn't end," said Roy Sean Cheecham from Clearwater Dene Nation. "It was a bit of a wake-up call for how prepared we need to be."FireMay 8, 2023
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Athabasca County evacuation order issued due to wildfire northeast of townAn Alberta Emergency Alert issued around 11:30 p.m. Thursday said there was a wildfire about 10 kilometres northeast of Athabasca, east of Camping Lake and moving west.FireMay 5, 2023
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Heavy smoke means Shoal Lake, Red Earth Cree Nation evacuees will have to wait longer to returnSmoke from the late-season Bell fire near Hudson Bay, Sask. is still blowing into the communities, making the air quality unsafe for many people’s health.CanadaOct 15, 2021
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First Nation Chiefs blast Sask. government over firefighting effortsRed Earth Cree Nation and Shoal Lake Cree Nation are calling for more assistance from the Saskatchewan government to protect their ancestral land from the wildfires.CanadaOct 5, 2021
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Garrison Lake wildfire jumps highway, forces evacuationsThe 12,000-hectare blaze is burning 33 km southwest of Princeton.CanadaAug 15, 2021
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