Quebec Now Taking the Offensive Against Forest Fires: Natural Resources Minister

Quebec Now Taking the Offensive Against Forest Fires: Natural Resources Minister
Quebec Premier Francois Legault checks the map where forest fires are raging as he visits the crisis operation centre, in Quebec City, June 5, 2023. The Canadian Press/Jacques Boissinot
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Quebec’s natural resources minister says wilderness firefighters are now taking the offensive against the province’s forest fires instead of just reacting to the blazes.
Maïté Blanchette Vézina says coordinated attacks against the fires are now possible due to reinforcements from other jurisdictions, including a team of wilderness firefighters from France.