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EDMONTON — Former members of an elite Alberta wildfire-fighting crew say government budget cuts have left the province battling its current blazes short-handed.
EDMONTON - Former members of an elite Alberta wildfire-fighting crew say government budget cuts have left the province battling its current blazes short-handed.
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EDMONTON - Former members of an elite Alberta wildfire-fighting crew say government budget cuts have left the province battling its current blazes sho...
Former members of an elite Alberta wildfire-fighting crew say government budget cuts have left the province battling its current blazes short-handed.
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The program once had 63 firefighters stationed around Alberta, including at Edson, Fox Creek and Lac La Biche. But it was cut in 2019 by the United Conservatives