US EditionDoug Ford urges more federal assistance to fight wildfires across Canada
- Ontario Premier Doug Ford is urging the federal government for more national resources to fight wildfires as nearly every province is affected.
- Ontario has sent two helicopters to New Brunswick, which has 13 active fires, and an incident management team to Saskatchewan.
- There have been 467 fires in Ontario this year, which is more than 275 at the same time last year, but less than the 10-year average of 583.
- Ford emphasized the need for national resources, saying, 'There isn’t enough equipment or crews to go around' as most areas face similar issues.
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Doug Ford urges more federal assistance to fight wildfires across Canada
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is urging the federal government to put more national resources toward fighting wildfires, as nearly every province battles them. Premiers raised the issue with Prime Minister Mark Carney last month when he met with them in Huntsville, Ont., he said. “We need resources, national resources across the country, because it happens […]
Ontario’s Doug Ford urges more federal assistance to fight wildfires across Canada
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is urging the federal government to put more national resources toward fighting wildfires, as nearly every province battles them. Premiers raised the issue with Prime Minister Mark Carney last month when he met with them in Huntsville, Ont., he said. “We need resources, national resources across the country, because it happens...
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Ontario’s Doug Ford urges more federal assistance to fight wildfires across Canada – 105.9 The Region
PICKERING — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is urging the federal government to put more national resources toward fighting wildfires, as nearly every province battles them. He says the premiers raised the issue with Prime Minister Mark Carney last month when he met with them in Huntsville, Ont. Ford says provinces frequently share firefighting resources to get through wildfire season but right now there are fires burning everywhere. He says New Bruns…
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