Alberta announces $175M wildfire recovery fund for municipalities, Metis settlements
Advertisement
Read this article for free:
or
Already have an account? Log in here »
To continue reading, please subscribe:
Monthly Digital Subscription
$0 for the first 4 weeks*
- Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
- Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
- Access News Break, our award-winning app
- Play interactive puzzles
*No charge for 4 weeks then price increases to the regular rate of $19.00 plus GST every four weeks. Offer available to new and qualified returning subscribers only. Cancel any time.
Monthly Digital Subscription
$4.75/week*
- Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
- Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
- Access News Break, our award-winning app
- Play interactive puzzles
*Billed as $19 plus GST every four weeks. Cancel any time.
To continue reading, please subscribe:
Add Free Press access to your Brandon Sun subscription for only an additional
$1 for the first 4 weeks*
*Your next subscription payment will increase by $1.00 and you will be charged $16.99 plus GST for four weeks. After four weeks, your payment will increase to $23.99 plus GST every four weeks.
Read unlimited articles for free today:
or
Already have an account? Log in here »
Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 04/07/2023 (880 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
EDMONTON – The Alberta government has approved a $175-million recovery program for municipalities and Metis settlements affected by wildfires.
Emergency Services Minister Mike Ellis says the communities can apply to get reimbursed for fire response costs, including volunteer firefighter wages, overtime payments and money to stock evacuation centres.
They can also apply for money to rebuild infrastructure that was damaged in order to put up barriers to keep fires at bay.
Ellis says there have been 786 fires in Alberta since the start of the fire season this year.
In the last two months, wildfires burned more than 14,000 square kilometres.
About 38,000 Albertans were forced from their homes.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 4, 2023.
Related Articles
A nation ablaze
Advertisement Advertise With Us