{"id":107314,"date":"2017-07-11T02:08:18","date_gmt":"2017-07-11T06:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=107314"},"modified":"2017-07-11T02:08:18","modified_gmt":"2017-07-11T06:08:18","slug":"alberta-understands-toll-of-wildfires-sending-help-to-b-c-premier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/07\/11\/alberta-understands-toll-of-wildfires-sending-help-to-b-c-premier\/","title":{"rendered":"Alberta understands toll of wildfires, sending help to B.C.: premier"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Firefighters of Fort McMuray. (Photo<\/a>: Oneil Carlier\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

CALGARY\u2014Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says her province understands all too well the toll wildfires can take and is sending help to those battling the blazes in British Columbia.<\/p>\n

Alberta has sent about 100 firefighters to B.C. to fight the flames along with another 60 people with experience in co-ordinating firefighting efforts.<\/p>\n

More than 230 wildfires in the province have forced 10,000 people out of their homes.<\/p>\n

Notley says Alberta understands how traumatic wildfires can be for communities after residents of Fort McMurray were forced to flee a massive wildfire last year.<\/p>\n

She says everyone has to come together to help when communities experience this kind of tragedy.<\/p>\n

Notley says Alberta officials will stay in touch with neighbouring B.C. and will continue to help in any way they can.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe’re all part of the same country and we know ourselves that this can be very, very trying times and we have a lot of expertise here in Alberta,\u201d Notley said following her pancake breakfast at the Calgary Stampede Monday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe’re going to make sure that we remain in touch and respond to the concerns that they have going forward because we know it’s tough.\u201d<\/p>\n

Saskatchewan is also sending help to B.C. including two tankers, three aircraft, and 36 firefighters.<\/p>\n

Premier Brad Wall says the province is returning the favour from two years ago when La Ronge in the province’s north was faced with heavy wildfires.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou remember a few years ago in this province where we had a major evacuation of La Ronge, we had help from everywhere,\u201d he says. \u201cWe had help from Montana, from Colorado, from other provinces.\u201d<\/p>\n

But he says the federal government could also get on board.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’m not sure we shouldn’t, as a country, have some sort of a national resource to call upon.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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