Ontario is giving local authorities access to Canada's national public alerting system as wildfires continue to burn across the province and prompt evacuations.
Ontario is giving local authorities access to Canada’s national public alerting system as wildfires continue to burn across the province and prompt evacuations.
Emergency Preparedness Minister Jill Dunlop said Sunday that mayors, First Nations chiefs, police chiefs and other government and emergency management officials can now request that Alert Ready messages be sent to residents via television, radio and mobile devices.
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OTTAWA - The federal government says it's helping to set up evacuation centres across the country for people fleeing wildfires.
Toronto continues to be choked by smoke from wildfires that have devastated communities in northwestern Ontario.
Chiefs in Ontario say they were left to self-evacuate before homes burned to ground, after being told there was no imminent threat
The OPP says residents in Ignace, Crystal Lake and the Highway 633 area should prepare for possible evacuations.
