EDMONTON — Alberta’s decision to cancel funding for an elite wildfire\u002Dfighting crew in 2019 came despite pleas to keep the Rapattack program from at least…
Before it did, at least three communities wrote the government in its support.
Also at the time, council of the southern community of Crowsnest Pass passed a motion in favour of the Rapattack program.Article content Those fires now number nearly 100. Almost 30,000 people have been evacuated from their homes and several energy companies have been forced to shut down. Asked about the cut, Premier Danielle Smith said the province’s firefighting capacity will be examined.
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