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

28 May 2024 • 8 min read

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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)

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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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