Surrounded by coniferous trees, Hinton is situated in a wildfire-prone region of Alberta and took in fire evacuees from both Jasper in 2024 and Edson in 2023.
Forestry and Parks Minister Todd Loewen sent Hinton Mayor Nicholas Nissen a letter outlining the actions the province would like to see taken, including establishing larger fireguards around the community.
Hinton has seen multiple blazes over the past few years and taken in evacuees from neighbouring communities, including the 2024 Jasper wildfire to the west and the 2023 Yellowhead County wildfires to the east that forced Edson to evacuate more than once.Fireguard Program is intended for large-scale mitigation work, which will help to bring tree-top wildfires to the ground where they are easier to control,” Loewen wrote.
Alexandru Cioban, spokesperson for Loewen, said in an email that letters were sent to communities “encouraging to take bold action to reduce the risk of wildfire” and apply for FRIAA programs.
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