Spring wildfires costing Indigenous services ‘millions’ says minister

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Spring wildfires costing Indigenous services ‘millions’ says minister – APTN News

by ahnationtalk on June 7, 202348 Views

Jun 06, 2023

The minister responsible for Indigenous services says her department is spending millions of dollars to support First Nations dealing with the early wildfire season.

“The forecast doesn’t look good, it’s all across the country and the scientists are predicting severe wildfire risk for the months of June, July and August,” said Hajdu.

According to information provided by the department, Indigenous services has paid out $40 million in support for the wildfire season so far.

A media briefing by Natural Resources Canada – or NRCan – on Monday said if the fires continue to burn the country “could exceed the largest total ever recorded in Canada.”

As of Monday morning, there were 413 active fires underway, with the risk having spread to more provinces over the weekend.