Wildfire Latest: Alberta Preparing for Warmer, Drier Weekend
Smoke billows from a still-smoldering fire outside of Drayton Valley, Alberta on May 8.
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While the number of fires and evacuees across Canada’s top energy-producing province continues to decline, officials are preparing for a possible resurgence of the blazes when warmer, drier weather moves into the area this weekend.
Provincial officials said firefighters have been building firebreaks around vulnerable areas, moving resources to new locations and coordinating with personnel that have come from the US and across Canada to help.