Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Wolfgang Depner
Publication Date: May 16, 2025 - 20:47
B.C. sending almost 100 firefighters to Ontario, after 42 deployed to Manitoba
May 16, 2025
British Columbia Forests Minister Ravi Parmar says the province is sending almost 100 wildland firefighters to Ontario, where fires have been threatening several communities near the Manitoba border.Parmar says the deployment comes after B.C. sent 42 firefighters to Manitoba, where a blaze near Lac du Bonnet this week destroyed 28 homes and cottages and left two people dead.Manitoba remains in a state of emergency following a declaration by Premier Wab Kinew on May 15.
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