From Coast to Coast, 2023 a Bad Year for Wildfires

From Coast to Coast, 2023 a Bad Year for Wildfires
A helicopter carrying water flies through heavy smoke outside of Halifax on May 28, 2023. The Canadian Press/Darren Calabrese
Doug Lett
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This year is shaping up to be one of the worst on record for forest fires in Canada. From British Columbia to Nova Scotia, many provinces are dealing with higher-than-normal numbers of fires.

Fire officials say roughly 3.3 million hectares of forest have burned so far in 2023. That’s more than 10 times the 10-year average.

Doug Lett
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Doug Lett is a former news manager with both Global News and CTV, and has held a variety of other positions in the news industry.
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