LETTER: More action needed from federal government on wildfire prevention – RM Outlook
LETTER: It’s time for our community, local councils, First Nations partners, and Members of Parliament to demand real action. We need solid strategies to prevent the next conflagration, learning from our First Nations partners, instead of just getting out of the way.
I wanted to respond to Lorne Fitch’s commentary “Oil flowed while Jasper burned” in the Aug. 15 edition of the Outlook, which comes across more as an attack on the Alberta government, oil and gas, and forest industries than a constructive commentary on climate policy and limiting the wildfire risks to the Bow Valley.
Fitch concludes that we are unprepared for a new fire regime, suggesting our best option is to simply get out of the fire’s path. Is that really the recommendation – abandoning communities like Canmore?
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