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Canada puts the military on standby as British Columbia wildfires kill 1 and displace thousands
['Associated Press']
News – Troy Record
By ROB GILLIES and JAMIE STENGLECanada put its military on standby Monday to help battle deadly wildfires in British Columbia as a local mayor warned that one of the blazes had wreaked huge destruction on his community.
The blaze — known as the Bald Range wildfire — remained out of control after racing toward Summerland and other communities along Okanagan Lake over the weekend.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said the death was heartbreaking and that the federal government would continue supporting British Columbia.
The British Columbia Wildfire Service said Monday the fire had grown to about 60 square miles, from 53 square miles on Sunday.
Ravi Parmer, British Columbia Minister of Forests, said 19 helicopters were assigned to the Bald Range wildfire but that its intensity made it impossible to halt the blaze.