People who have been kicked out of hotels in Calgary should phone 311 to be directed to a shelter, say AlbertaSA国际影视传媒檚 provincial political leaders.
Deputy premier Mike Ellis said the Alberta Emergency Management Agency did not know how many NWT residents in hotels were told to leave for evacuation centres.
Premier Danielle Smith said she was aware of a couple of individuals being kicked out of hotels because of disruptions, and that shelter space and group housing are being arranged with a facility that has single rooms and an open area.
She advised people looking for a shelter to call 311. If people donSA国际影视传媒檛 have a cellphone, Ellis said they can use a phone at the shelter or stop a police officer and ask to have a call made.
SA国际影视传媒淭here are many ways to use a phone to contact 311,SA国际影视传媒� he said during a Friday afternoon press conference, held after Smith and NWT Premier Caroline Cochrane toured the Calgary Evacuation Centre.
Cochrane said she was not going to generalize why individuals were being removed from hotels, noting that people are evicted for a wide variety of reasons.
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SA国际影视传媒淪o ISA国际影视传媒檓 glad to hear the Alberta government has recognized that,SA国际影视传媒� Cochrane added.
The NWT premier renewed her call for the remaining people under wildfire evacuation order to leave the territory.
SA国际影视传媒淭hey not only put themselves at risk, they put our fire fighters at risk,SA国际影视传媒� she said. SA国际影视传媒淚f you care about the people fighting these fires, please leave. YouSA国际影视传媒檙e putting firefighters as young as my children at risk.SA国际影视传媒�
Cochrane noted the wildfires that have ravaged the North were caused by climate change. She called on the federal government to expand infrastructure in the North to provide better support for communities as climate change progresses.
SA国际影视传媒淚f this happens again next year, whose fault is it if we canSA国际影视传媒檛 get people out?SA国际影视传媒� she asked rhetorically. SA国际影视传媒淚SA国际影视传媒檓 tired of asking for infrastructure. Now ISA国际影视传媒檓 angry. I need every single Canadian to say that it is not OK.
SA国际影视传媒淲e are Canadians and we deserve the same,SA国际影视传媒� she said.
She also expressed appreciation for the generous nature of Albertans who have welcomed NWT evacuees into their province.
SA国际影视传媒淭he amount of people who were standing on the roads, giving out water. I canSA国际影视传媒檛 express how much it meant to us,SA国际影视传媒� said Cochrane.
When a reporter asked Smith if she felt climate change was responsible for the increase in wildfires, she didnSA国际影视传媒檛 say yes or no, but suggested wildfires would become a regular part of life in CanadaSA国际影视传媒檚 future summers.
