Soldiers have arrived in Vanderhoof to help firefighters battle active wildfires in northwest B.C.
On July 18, Emergency Management Minister Bowinn Ma announced 75 military personnel were sent to Vanderhoof and 75 more will be arriving in Burns Lake within the next two days.
The military arrived in Vanderhoof from the Edmonton base and set up base inside the local Curling Club and their vehicles are parked at the Nechako Valley Secondary School.
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