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Provinces struggling to hire firefighting pilots as wildfires burn across Canada

Some regions turning to expensive private contractors to prevent shortages of pilots and aircraft

Kate SchneiderAnusha Siddiqui
Kate Schneider, Anusha Siddiqui

28 May 2024 • 8 min read

A person inside a helicopter gesturing to a forest in the distance that is billowing heavy smoke.
Manitoba Wildfire Service area fire manager Sam Done surveys wildfires burning in northern Manitoba from a helicopter on May 14. (The Canadian Press/David Lipnowski)

Kate Schneider
Kate Schneider

Kate Schneider is a U.K.-based reporter with experience working at the Oxford Political Review and the Canadian Law Review. Her work has also been published by the CBC.

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