MONTREAL — The federal government said Friday it will deploy Canadian Rangers to help evacuate northern Quebec communities threatened by wildfires, as several…
Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair announced the news on Twitter, adding that the government will also dispatch “air assets” to help fly people to safety.Writing on Twitter, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Ottawa’s resources will support “emergency evacuation efforts.”
The Cree nation of Eastmain, on the east coast of James Bay, began evacuation flights on Friday after declaring a state of emergency due to fires late the day before. The Cree Health Board reported that the communities of Nemaska, Waskaganish, Wemindji and Chisabi had started to evacuate vulnerable residents whose health could be at risk.
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