We have been there for over a year and a half to make sure that we are stabilizing them, making sure they have the capital they need to keep operating, and we will continue to do that, Horgan told a news conference from Castlegar. We have made sacrifices as British Columbians, businesses, communities, individuals, for the past year and a half. And we have more sacrifices to make as we come through what is another potentially historic fire season.
Horgan toured wildfire operations in the Kootenays on Wednesday as some 300 blazes burned across B.C.
Hundreds more British Columbians joined the thousands already forced from their homes by wildfires as several local governments ordered residents to get out Tuesday night and Wednesday ahead of nearby fires.
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