US Edition‘Need to Evacuate the Summit Site’: Wildfire Possibility Part of G7 Summit Planning
- The G7 leaders summit will take place in Kananaskis, Alberta, from June 15 to 17, with leaders from Canada, the U.S., France, Germany, Japan, the U.K., Italy, and the EU attending.
- A surge in wildfire activity across Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and northern Alberta has led security officials to prepare evacuation plans as part of the summit arrangements, should the threat escalate.
- Over 30,000 people have evacuated from Manitoba and Saskatchewan, while Alberta faces more than 50 active wildfires threatening homes, communities, and oil and gas operations near the summit site.
- David Hall, event security director, explained that their preparations include the possibility of having to evacuate the summit location due to wildfire threats identified early in the planning process.
- The contingency plans suggest evacuations may be necessary if wildfires become a serious threat, and the wildfire outbreaks could affect security resource availability during the summit.
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Security officials at the G7 summit in Kananaskis claim that plans are in place, including the possibility of evacuations, if forest fires become a serious threat later this month.
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'Need to evacuate the summit site': Wildfire possibility part of G7 summit planning
Security officials at the G7 leaders summit in Kananaskis say plans are in place, including the possibility of evacuations, if wildfires become a serious threat later this month. Kananaskis, located about an hour west of Calgary, is in the foothills and front ranges of the Rocky Mountains. Its weste...
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