Trudeau says he will visit B.C. wildfire zones amid shifting landscape
REVELSTOKE, B.C. — UPDATE — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is going to see for himself today the effect hundreds of wildfires have had on British Columbia in recent weeks.
Trudeau is heading to Williams Lake with B.C. Premier John Horgan and several federal cabinet ministers.
About 10,000 people were forced from Williams Lake more than two weeks ago when flames from nearby fires threatened to cut off access to vital highways in British Columbia’s Interior, and residents only began returning home late last week.
The politicians will meet with Canadian Armed forces and RCMP members, visit a fire centre co-ordinating responses to the blazes, and do an aerial tour of fire zones in the region.