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Ottawa Invests $335K Towards Indigenous-Led Wildfire Training in Saskatchewan
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Ottawa invests $335K towards Indigenous-led wildfire training in Saskatchewan
Ottawa announced $335,000 of funding to train 35 wildland firefighters with the Yorkton Tribal Council. The program is designed to blend modern firefighting techniques with Indigenous cultural burning practices, which involve low, controlled fires that clear away brush and reduce fuel for larger wildfires.
Corey Hogan, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, the Honourable Tim Hodgson, announced an investment of $540,300 in two projects: – $335,000 at the Yorkton Tribal Council, Saskatchewan, to provide training in forest fire management to 35 community members, integrating traditional knowledge and cultural burning practices to reduce and mitigate the risk of fire. – $204,800 in the Rural Municipality of Piney, Ma…
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