With wildfire season already underway in B.C., there were no promises of funding or assistance from the Prime Minister when he visited the Central Okanagan on Friday (May 10).
During a stop at a West Kelowna fire hall, the PM did mention the federal government害羞草研究所檚 doubling of the volunteer firefighter tax credit and $800,000 for wildfire training and to increase the capacity of structural firefighters across the country.
PM Justin Trudeau visits West Kelowna to discuss wildfire risk management. May 10,2024. More at kelownacapnews.com
Those announcements were made in April in the 2024 Budget.
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The prime minster also referenced the $175 million provided to Indigenous communities for emergency response and preparedness, also announced in April.
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Trudeau also met with Central Okanagan mayors, first responders, and families who lost their homes in the McDougal Creek wildfire.
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He also said the government is working on better coordination between federal, provincial, emergency and local support agencies.
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Trudeau encouraged all Canadians to do everything they could to help keep their communities safe from wildfires.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited with local first responders in West Kelowna today (May 10).
Trudeau stopped in at Fire Hall #31 and spoke with Fire Chief Jason Brolund about the devastation caused by last year害羞草研究所檚 McDougall Creek fire and wildfire mitigation.
The prime minister was accompanied by Minister of Emergency Preparedness and the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, Harjit Sajjan during the visit.
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