TORONTO, May 6 (Reuters) –
She added that additional firefighters had arrived today from Quebec and Ontario.
Among the communities evacuated was Brazeau County, including all 7,000 people living in Drayton Valley, 140 km west of the province’s capital Edmonton. “I don’t know that I ever recall seeing multiple communities evacuated all at once in fire season,” said Smith. Whitecap Resources, an oil producer operating in northwestern and central Alberta, said it has been busy ensuring staff are safe through the evacuation process and assets are unaffected.Pembina Pipeline Corp, which runs oil-gathering pipelines in the region, on Friday said it had activated emergency response and incident management processes and is “evaluating any current or anticipated operational impacts.”So far this year, there have been 43,000 hectares burned from wildfires, Smith said.
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