Minister of Energy and Natural Resources talks wildfire response in Saskatoon
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Wilkinson said the federal government is still doing everything that they can to offer resources to the provinces ablaze and are taking suggestions from all levels of government.
A federal government representative visited Saskatoon on Saturday to assure the province that they are doing everything they can to assist those impacted by the wildfires in other parts of the country.
“Today the Prime Minister convened another incident response group with ministers and senior officials to discuss the ongoing wildfire situation,” said Minister for Energy and Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson.
“We are actively helping and will continue to help people in the Northwest Territories and British Columbia and across Canada for as long as it takes.”
Yellowknife residents evacuated the Northwest Territories on Friday by car and plane. Roughly 20,000 residents were forced out of the area by noon.
Saskatchewan offered to shelter to those escaping the flames and smoke.
“Today, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) deployed an Incident Management Team (5 staff), two Agency representatives and 40 Type 1 wildland firefighters to support the wildfire efforts in Northwest Territories. The group left from the Prince Albert Airport this morning and is expected to be out of the province for approximately two weeks, but they can be called back to Saskatchewan at any time should the need arise,” read a statement from the Saskatchewan government.
“Currently, 16 Saskatchewan wildland firefighters are deployed in the Yukon to help local ground crews in their efforts to contain wildfires burning in the territory.”
On Saturday, Wilkinson said the federal government is still doing everything it can to offer resources to the provinces ablaze and are taking suggestions from all levels of government.
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