OTTAWA — The federal government is doubling its investment to train urban firefighters to battle wildfires — a growing threat to Canada's cities and towns.
That's twice the sum spent last year on 25 instructors who then trained more than 300 firefighters in Chilliwack and Kamloops, B.C, and Grand Prairie, Alta. Wilkinson says nearly four million Canadians — roughly one in 10 — now live in areas where combustible forests are prevalent. The latest spring fire forecast suggests there could be significant risk of a repeat of last year's record-breaking wildfire season.
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