There were 88 wildfires in Alberta Tuesday afternoon, with 24 of those burning out of control
Ms. Smith must manage this crisis while also campaigning in the provincial election, slated for May 29. On Tuesday, these competing demands prompted her to provide further explanation for why she compared people who got the coronavirus vaccine to Nazi supporters, while promising that a re-elected UCP would use ankle bracelets to monitor dangerous offenders who are free on bail.
Under the relief program, Alberta will give $1,250 to every resident displaced for at least seven days thanks to mandatory evacuation orders. It will also provide $500 for every dependent child under 18 who evacuated for at least seven days. The payment plan is similar to Alberta’s response to other natural disasters, like the floods in 2013 and the Fort McMurray fire in 2016.
Multiple residents pressed officials on why they cannot return to their homes to attend to their farm animals or clean out the food in their freezers. Some asked about officials going on properties to move flammable items like propane tanks or stacks of cardboard. The questions and comments were laced with cuss words and distrust of government, including anger directed at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Another man argued local volunteers and companies that service the energy industry could have contained the blaze, unlike the trained firefighters. He said given the lack of information, residents are soon going to ignore evacuation orders and return home.
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