Canadian officials: Federal data forecasts grim wildfire season this summer
Jun 06, 2023 09:11AM ● By Content Editor
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From CBC News Staff - CBC News - June 6, 2023
As hundreds of fires continue to burn across the country, officials with the federal government said this morning they're forecasting higher-than-normal fire activity across most of Canada through to August.
Government data shared with reporters Monday shows 413 fires spanning multiple provinces and the North were burning as of Sunday afternoon, leaving about 26,206 people under evacuation orders in British Columbia, Alberta, Northwest Territories, Saskatchewan, Quebec and Nova Scotia.
To read the full story, visit the CBC News site here.
From CBC News Staff - CBC News - June 6, 2023
As hundreds of fires continue to burn across the country, officials with the federal government said this morning they're forecasting higher-than-normal fire activity across most of Canada through to August.
Government data shared with reporters Monday shows 413 fires spanning multiple provinces and the North were burning as of Sunday afternoon, leaving about 26,206 people under evacuation orders in British Columbia, Alberta, Northwest Territories, Saskatchewan, Quebec and Nova Scotia.
To read the full story, visit the CBC News site here.
