Notes from the dome: Fewer fires and threatening to name names
The Alberta government says its wildfire prevention measures helped reduce the number of human-caused fires this year, despite tinder-dry conditions. There were 741 human-caused wildfires in 2018, compared to the five-year average of 916.
Alberta sent 650 firefighters to British Columbia and Montana, helping out those jurisdictions as forest fires raged in extreme conditions. Agriculture and Forestry Minister Oneil Carlier said he was pleased the province was able to share knowledge a
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