Tonight, I'm thinking about the 25,000 Albertans sleeping away from their homes due to the fires. The blaze was nicknamed "The Beast." It caused billions of dollars of damages.
The Fort McMurray wildfire doubled in size in 12 hours, and at one point crossed Highway 63, the only major evacuation route south. And then we said, if I was that person, what would I need in order to help make this a little bit easier?" "We tried to put ourselves in the position of the people who left their homes. "What we did, as we wrestled with the many, many pressures that came as a result of a city of 80,000 or more being evacuated and in 12 hours, was we tried to put ourselves in the position of the folks who were being evacuated," she said. Notley also reflected on her mindset during those 2016 wildfires that forced the evacuation of Fort McMurray, in response to a question from CTV News reporter Timm Bruch. In a press briefing Saturday afternoon, NDP leader Rachel Notley said she was willing to work with Premier Danielle Smith and the emergency cabinet committee to share her experience from previous emergencies such as the 2016 Fort McMurray fire. The Alberta NDP announced Saturday it has suspended campaigns in six ridings impacted by wildfires across the province.Ĭampaigning has been suspended in the following ridings:
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