Alberta Requests Military Aid From Ottawa to Deal With Wildfires

Alberta Requests Military Aid From Ottawa to Deal With Wildfires
Alberta wildfire evacuees get supplies and get checked in at the evacuation centre in Edmonton, May 7, 2023. Jason Franson/The Canadian Press
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The Alberta government has requested military aid and other additional support from the federal government to deal with the unprecedented numbers of wildfires burning across the province.

In a May 8 letter obtained by The Epoch Times, Alberta’s Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services Mike asks Ottawa to support the province in its “response and recovery” efforts, including providing military personnel to guard against “looting and disorder” in evacuated communities.