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BC sending almost 100 firefighters to Ontario, after 42 deployed to Manitoba

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.

<who> Photo Credit: BC Wildfire Service

Parmar says the deployment comes after BC sent 42 firefighters to Manitoba, where a blaze in the Rural Municipality of Lac du Bonnet this week destroyed 28 homes and cottages and left two people dead.

He says the deployments are part of an inter-agency agreement that allows provinces to ask each other for wildfire support.

Cool temperatures and rain have kept BC's own fire situation manageable, Parmar says, allowing the inter-provincial deployments.

He says it's up to Ontario to decide where the BC firefighters will be sent.

Parmar says typical deployments to other jurisdictions last two weeks, but government is assessing the situation on a daily basis.



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