Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to provide an update on the wildfires that have forced thousands of people from their homes and caused widespread property damage in several provinces.
Trudeau will appear in Ottawa on Monday alongside a number of ministers, including Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair and Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault.
His announcement comes as several provinces have been dealing with dangerous wildfires that have burned tens of thousands of square kilometres of land across Canada over the last two months.
There were more than 150 fires burning in Quebec on Sunday, which forced thousands of people from their homes in the northwestern part of the province over the weekend.
In Nova Scotia, the largest wildfire in the province’s history continued to burn out of control in Shelburne County, while firefighters managed to contain a blaze near Halifax that damaged or destroyed over 150 suburban residences.
Alberta recently ended a provincewide state of emergency it implemented to deal with unprecedented wildfires in that province, even as officials warned the situation remained serious.
OPP warn of potential evacuation in Eastern Ontario
Ontario Provincial Police are warning that some people near a township in eastern Ontario might have to be evacuated due to a forest fire burning in the area.
Police put the warning out on Twitter for residents in the Centennial Lake area after a fire erupted in Calabogie, Ontario, over the weekend.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry says on its fire map a blaze near the area was reported just after 5:30 p.m. Sunday.
As of Sunday night, Ontario police did not provide an update on evacuation status.
