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Federal funding supports integrated wildfire knowledge and training at TRU - Campus Life

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KAMLOOPS — Thompson Rivers University (TRU) has been awarded nearly $1.7 million by Natural Resources Canada through the federal Fighting and Managing Wildfires in a Changing Climate – Training Fund to support local wildfire readiness. The funds will support the training of 18 local response agencies, such as rural fire departments, and up to 260 wildland firefighters over a three-year period. Local response agencies provide service outside of l…

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Federal funding supports integrated wildfire knowledge and training at TRU - Campus Life

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Neighborhood wildfire protection workshop set for Thursday

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Thompson Rivers University - Federal funding supports integrated wildfire knowledge and training at TRU

Thompson Rivers University (TRU) has been awarded nearly $1.7 million by Natural Resources Canada through the federal Fighting and Managing Wildfires in a Changing Climate - Training Fund to support l. . .

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TRU Wildfire program receives millions of dollars for new training project

Thompson Rivers University is receiving nearly $1.7 million from Natural Resources Canada to support training 18 local wildfire response agencies over three years.

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TRU receives $1.7M for wildfire response training

Thompson Rivers University (TRU) has received $1.7 million in funding to support local wildfire readiness. On Tuesday, the university announced it had been awarded funding from Natural Resources Canada to support the training of 18 local response agencies such as rural departments and up to 260 wildland firefighters over three years. A news release said the funding will be used to increase skills for members of each local community who provide s…

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