It s not so much the number of fires, but their intensity, he says. We have to be careful and pick the right fires to attack so we can do it safely and not put our crews in jeopardy, he said.
With much of western Canada and northwestern Ontario in a similar situation, getting additional resources has been challenging, as there is only so much equipment and so many firefighters to go around.
Help on the way
The arrival of Canadian Armed Forces personnel on Friday should help.
Schafer says they will be tasked with extinguishing hot spots in fires that are close to being extinguished to free up other firefighters to battle more difficult blazes.
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Later, key external resources both people and documents were discovered that could have been useful to the team, including the fact there is a provincial lead on isolation accommodations, the document says.
A spokesperson from Shared Health says the provincial health organization worked remotely with the military, sharing relevant documents and experience. I know there at the beginning they [the military] didn t really know what to do, like how to run the [alternate isolation accommodations], said Oberon Munroe, Garden Hill s health director.
Canadian Armed Forces members were in Garden Hill First Nation between Jan. 20 and Feb. 9, 2021, to help contain a COVID-19 outbreak.(Canadian Armed Forces Operations/Facebook)
Posted: Apr 04, 2021 6:00 AM AT | Last Updated: April 4
Members of the Red Sucker Lake First Nation celebrate the official sod turning for their recreation centre.(Jeff Provost/Bird Construction )
A growing number of construction companies across Canada are putting time and money into starting their own Indigenous relations departments to help improve how they work with Indigenous communities and possibly address a coming labour shortage.
While the duties of each department vary from company to company, many look to employ Indigenous workers, hire Indigenous subcontractors, and collaborate with Indigenous leaders to plan construction projects.
There are no hard numbers on how many companies have started these departments, but many large construction firms have, according to Mary Van Buren, president of the Canadian Construction Association.