Wood Buffalo wildfire recovery (Jun 15)0
- Environment
- June 15, 2016
Recovery efforts are well underway two weeks after the start of voluntary re-entry into wildfire-affected communities in Wood Buffalo.
READ MORERecovery efforts are well underway two weeks after the start of voluntary re-entry into wildfire-affected communities in Wood Buffalo.
READ MOREhe Fort McMurray wildfire remains out of control, with minimal growth yesterday, and is nearly 56 per cent contained. It is estimated to cover 581,695 hectares, including the Saskatchewan side, with a perimeter estimate of 984 kilometres.
READ MOREThe re-entry of Fort McMurray residents is about to get underway, meanwhile the wildfire that ravaged parts of their city remains out of control. It is estimated to cover 579,946 hectares, including a growing area in Saskatchewan. Extreme burning conditions still exist for some areas of the fire.
READ MOREAs Nahanni Butte struggles to get back to normal after last spring’s flood and community evacuation, Nahendeh MLA Kevin Menicoche argues it might be time to consider relocating the community out of the current floodplain it sits in.
READ MOREAccording to the charts the NWT fire season is normally officially over August 13, but this year it is only now beginning to wind down.
READ MOREThe count is 126 fires and climbing fast, with the potential peak of the NWT fire season still weeks away.
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