Quebec to Improve Forest Fire Adaptation After Record-Beating Wildfire Season

Published on November 14, 2023

Quebec’s forest fire prevention agency says the area burned by wildfires this year was greater than the previous 20 years combined. SOPFEU director general Éric Rousseau told reporters on Nov. 14 that some 4.5 million hectares of land burned during this year’s record-breaking fire season, including more than 1.1 million in the bottom half of the province, where most people live. Mr. Rousseau says that while the province’s resources were strained, there were no deaths, primary residences lost, or critical infrastructure destroyed. Forest Minister Maïté Blanchette Vézina says the province’s recent economic update included an additional $16 million for the fire prevention agency....

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