More soldiers are expected to be deployed today to help firefighters battle the nearly 400 active wildfires in British Columbia.
Emergency Management Minister Bowinn Ma says 75 military members are heading to Burns Lake, in central B.C., to join 75 others who were sent to nearby Vanderhoof yesterday as part of federal assistance in the province’s wildfire fight.
Ma says forecasters are expecting an increase in fire activity, as shifting winds lead to clearer skies, higher temperatures, and lower humidity.
The province has already set a record for the total area burned in a year with about 14,000 square kilometres scorched across B.C….