It’s been another mind-boggling stretch for fire in Canada, amid what has become the largest season in the modern record for the country, according to statistics compiled by the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Center. In the seven days ending Sunday, more than 3.5 million acres (1.4 million...
Maine firefighters to assist Canada as wildfires spread ; More than 500,000 acres have burned this spring, and heavy smoke is now wafting into northern Maine.From staff reports
Over the long, hot summer, wildfires wiped out towns and forced the entire city of Yellowknife (population 20,000) to evacuate for three weeks. The federal government has promised the construction of 50 new affordable homes to mitigate some of the destruction. While no other housing market has...