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Forest fires | Hundreds of refugees will soon be able to return home
Hundreds of refugees from the forest fires will be able to return to their homes in the coming days or even hours, Public Security Minister François Bonnardel announced on Monday.…
François Legault estimates that there will remain 4,000 evacuees due to the forest fires at the end of the day
After forest fires forced the evacuation of several communities in Nord-du-Québec, residents of Chibougamau and other municipalities can return to their homes starting Monday morning. On the sidelines of a…
Forest fires | The unusual challenge of fires in the forest
A forest fire is not a fire like any other. When the blaze is at its peak, the firefighters do not seek to extinguish it, but to slow its progress…
Nearly 340 foreign firefighters soon to be reinforced in Quebec to fight forest fires
A battalion of nearly 350 firefighters from the European Union will soon be on the ground in Quebec to help the teams already hard at work fighting the forest fires…
Remnants of the Cold War in the middle of the forest
Just 135 km east of the town of Clova, currently threatened by forest fires, is an impressive relic of the Cold War: a huge airstrip dating from 1953, capable of…
Forest fires | Evacuation orders maintained in Alberta
(Edmonton) Wildfires that are still active in Yellowhead County, west of Edmonton, did not move closer to the evacuated municipalities on Sunday, but they are still keeping thousands of Albertans…
No choice to adapt to forest fires: “We won’t be able to put them all out”
In the future, firefighters and air tankers can no longer be expected to put out all wildfires, even some that threaten our homes, say experts who are calling for a…
Forest fires | Residents of Chibougamau reinstated as of Monday morning
(Montreal) Evacuated in disaster last Tuesday, the residents of Chibougamau will be able to return home Monday morning, announced the mayor, Manon Cyr. The number of uncontrolled forest fires is…
Switching to offensive mode to fight forest fires in Quebec
Quebec is moving from reactive to offensive mode to fight forest fires, announced Sunday the Minister of Natural Resources and Forests, Maïté Blanchette Vézina. However, a return “in the very…
Forest fires | The situation is improving, but no return home in the very short term
(Montreal) The number of uncontrolled forest fires is decreasing in Quebec, but the level of flammability remains high in the north of the province and in Abitibi. For the evacuated…
Forest fires | Quebec goes into “offensive mode”
(Montreal) Quebec is moving from reactive to offensive mode to fight forest fires, announced Sunday the Minister of Natural Resources and Forests, Maïté Blanchette Vézina. However, a return “in the…
Kazakhstan | National day of mourning after huge deadly forest fires
(Astana) Kazakhstan’s president declared a day of national mourning on Sunday after 14 forestry workers died the day before in massive wildfires in the northeast of Central Asia’s largest country,…
Faced with forest fires, the Bloc Québécois calls for flexibility in employment insurance
The relentless fight to protect Quebec communities from wildfires continues on the ground as the Society for the Protection of Forests Against Fire (SOPFEU) reported 123 active wildfires Saturday morning,…
Forest fires | Fires flare up again in the west of the country
(Montreal) The fires have intensified again in the west of the country, leading to the evacuation of several thousand people, while in Quebec, the authorities predict on Saturday a fight…
Forest fires | The municipality of Normetal almost surrounded by flames, according to Quebec
For the past few hours, the municipality of Normetal, located in Abitibi-Ouest, has been practically surrounded by a forest fire, according to the Quebec government. Reinforcement teams are on site…
Kazakhstan | Forest fires kill 14
(Astana) Forest fires devouring 60,000 hectares in northeastern Kazakhstan have claimed the lives of 14 people, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of this huge Central Asian country announced on Saturday.…
Forest industry | Harvest burned trees before it’s too late
(Quebec) The government and forestry companies will embark on a “race against time” to harvest the trees burned by the forest fires, before they are eaten away by insects and…
[PHOTOS] Chalet razed by forest fires: “It’s a part of us that went up in smoke”
For a father from Lac-Saint-Jean, the photos of his chalet ravaged by a forest fire represent more than 30 years of family memories gone up in smoke, but above all…
Financial assistance will be allocated to evacuees due to the forest fires
Quebec announces that compensation will be paid to people affected by the forest fires, namely $1,500 per main residence evacuated. The Minister of Public Security, François Bonnardel, will make the…
Quiz – Forest fires, housing crisis and virtual reality helmet: the Info Challenge of June 9, 2023
Le Devoir invites you to check if you have stayed on the lookout for the news this week thanks to our ten-question quiz. You can compare your results with those…