Alberta’s rapidly evolving wildfire situation has the province considering declaring a state of emergency.
in Alberta, burning 121,909 hectares. Since 11 a.m. yesterday, there have been 45 new wildfire starts,” said Premier Danielle Smith at a news conference Saturday.
Smith said she will be meeting with the emergency management committee at 3p.m. to discuss all possible recommendations with deputy ministers including declaring a state of emergency in Alberta. “I want to … assure everyone that our province has the right tools, the right technology and the right resources in place to tackle this challenge and people will get the supports that they need.”
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