Colorful sunrises and sunsets, hazy skies and an occasional whiff of smoke, it’s all related to massive fires far to our north in Canada. Duncan MacDonnell is with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in the Province of Alberta. He says they have a number of fires still burning…
Mac Donnell says they have had a lot of mostly forest burned so far this year…
A hectare equals about two and a half acres. MacDonnell says they attempt to get to each fire at some point, and have a lot of equipment and people on the fire lines…
MacDonnell says fire is a normal part of the forest regrowth process. Their fire season runs until the first snows, usually in October. Other major fires are burning in Saskatchewan and Alaska.