Wildfire Management

• Assiniboine Park Conservancy project aims help to protect polar bears from wildfire

  The project is funded in part through a $90,000 grant from the Canadian Polar Bear Habitat, a not-for-profit charity dedicated to supporting polar bear conservation in Canada.

  Environment

  Oct 27, 2021
  
• Worsening wildfires renew interest in traditional Indigenous forest management

  Wildfire experts say British Columbia must spark far more prescribed burns, akin to how Indigenous communities have managed forests, to mitigate the risk of huge blazes.

  Environment

  Jul 18, 2021
  
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• Canoers have trip cut short due to Saskatchewan wildfire evacuation — and luck

  Eight canoers luckily make it out of a dangerous wildfire situation in a remote area of Saskatchewan after being spotted by an airborne fire crew.

  Canada

  Jul 13, 2021
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• Alberta cutting 930 jobs in social services, agriculture, wildfire management: AUPE

  "These are public sector workers in a variety of fields... community disability workers as well as people who work in wildfire management as well as farm safety," the NDP said.

  Economy

  Oct 21, 2020
• Christmas tree harvest reducing wildfire risk at Prince Albert National Park

  Staff noticed some of the trees were about the size of Christmas trees and created the project to get the community involved in maintaining the fuel break.

  Environment

  Dec 10, 2019
• Experts forecast wildfire danger increasing in parts of Western Canada

  This year's fire season forecast is normal across the country for the month of May, but the hazard is expected to increase for much of Western Canada this summer.

  Canada

  May 15, 2019
• Fort McMurray wildfire highlights animal care gaps during natural disasters

  From communication issues to struggling to obtain vet records and caring for exotic animals, a Calgary researcher says the Fort McMurray wildfire showed how pets are often overlooked in disaster planning.

  Canada

  Nov 21, 2018
• Stranded teachers drive through Sask. wildfire region to prepare for school

  Twenty-five teachers from Sandy Bay drove through smoke and wildfire in northern Saskatchewan so they could start preparing for the upcoming school year.

  Education

  Sep 4, 2017
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• Progress made in wildfire fight in northern Sask., but evacuees to stay out

  The Saskatchewan government provided an update Friday morning as three wildfires continue to burn in the area around Pelican Narrows.

  Canada

  Sep 2, 2017
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• Wildfire raging near La Loche, Sask. not considered an imminent threat

  Officials say a wildfire near La Loche, Sask. is not consider an imminent threat to the community.

  Canada

  Jul 1, 2016