Upon revising the motion, the board on Thursday voted unanimously to urge the province to deliver the declaration. In voting in favour of the motion, Barriere Mayor Ward Stamer said he does not think people appreciate the complexity of the wildfire situation. He said people from the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development have indicated they have “no more capacity” and a 2,000-hectare fire burning out of control northeast of Douglas Lake does not have equipment on scene. “I don’t think people truly understand what’s really going on,” Stamer said. “And trust me, I’ve been here. I don’t think we need anybody to be playing games. I think we need a state of emergency. If the province wants to turn around and say a portion is safe, we can still get goods and services in and out, fine and dandy. But we’re going to have a real problem here if we don’t get any precipitation in the next couple of weeks.”
TNRD Board requests State of Emergency
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