HomeLocal NewsPrime Minister Trudeau touring wildfire regions in BC today

Prime Minister Trudeau touring wildfire regions in BC today

Published on

spot_img

PM Trudeau will meet with officers, wildfire officials and Premier Horgan

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Williams Lake, B.C., today, getting his first look at the wildfire crisis that forced roughly 50,000 people to be evacuated from their homes at some point over the past month.

Trudeau will begin his day by meeting with Canadian Armed Forces and RCMP members in Williams Lake, before later meeting with officials with the BC Wildfire Service. Trudeau will then take an aerial tour of fires in the surrounding region.

It’s been more than 25 days since the first major wildfire of note began in the BC Interior. Since then, there have been over a dozen different wildfires in the region, forcing the evacuation of several communities during July.

People were allowed back in Williams Lake, the largest city in the region, after a 12-day evacuation last Thursday.

Latest articles

Ottawa unveils national pharmacare plan

Health Minister Mark Holland released the long-awaited details of the federal government’s pharmacare plan...

Snow and rain across BC through Wednesday

On Wednesday till midnight, snow can be firmly transferring over to rainfall across the...

House fire in Fleetwood area claims one life

Saturday morning house fire in Fleetwood claimed one life. Firefighters were called to the 15100-block...

8-year-old chess prodigy makes history as youngest ever to defeat grandmaster

An 8-year-old chess prodigy made history as the youngest player to defeat a chess...

More like this

Ottawa unveils national pharmacare plan

Health Minister Mark Holland released the long-awaited details of the federal government’s pharmacare plan...

Snow and rain across BC through Wednesday

On Wednesday till midnight, snow can be firmly transferring over to rainfall across the...

House fire in Fleetwood area claims one life

Saturday morning house fire in Fleetwood claimed one life. Firefighters were called to the 15100-block...