Canada to experience significant wildfire activity for 'many weeks yet': federal officials
Canada's worst wildfire season has 'many weeks yet' to go | CTV News
As Canada's worst wildfire season on record continues to play out, officials say they expect above-average fire activity to persist throughout August and into September in large swaths of Northern and Western Canada.
During a technical briefing on Friday, Michael Norton, director general of the Northern Forestry Centre at Natural Resources Canada, said the same drought conditions that have driven this year's record-smashing wildfire season will contribute to ongoing fire activity through late summer. While in some regions, rain has helped reduce fire activity, Norton said fires are still "very active" in British Columbia, the Northwest Territories and Yukon.
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"In September, we anticipate that the potential area at extreme risk will become a bit smaller, covering southern B.C., Prairies, part of the Northwest Territories in Western Ontario,"