Over 450 Canadian Military Personnel Deployed to Fight Wildfires in NWT and BC

Over 450 Canadian Military Personnel Deployed to Fight Wildfires in NWT and BC
The McDougall Creek wildfire burns next to houses in the Okanagan community of West Kelowna, British Columbia, on Aug. 19, 2023. Chris Helgren/Reuters
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The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) has deployed 450 members to the Northwest Territories and 38 personnel to British Columbia as wildfires continue to rage across western and northern Canada.

For the last week, hundreds of out-of-control wildfires have been burning near West Kelowna, Kelowna, and Shuswap in British Columbia, and near Yellowknife, Hay River, and Fort Smith in the Northwest Territories.