Nooski is set to meet with provincial officials Wednesday to deliver a report about his community's struggle to stop the massive Shovel Lake wildfire near Fraser Lake, west of Prince George. First Nations that suffered an emergency in 2017 or 2018 still have not been fully reimbursed, writes Brent Langlois of the First Nations Emergency Services Society in an email. Ash covers the ground in an area burned by the Shovel Lake wildfire near Fort Fraser, west of Prince George in B.C. (Lien Yeung/CBC)The 2017 and 2018 wildfire seasons were the worst on record in terms of land scorched in B.C. An aerial photo of homes destroyed by the aggressive 2018 Alkali Lake wildfire that ripped through Tahltan Nation territory at Telegraph Creek in the northwestern corner of B.C.
Source: CBC News November 28, 2018 18:00 UTC