RELATED - Dozens of wildfires are already burning in remote parts of B.C. and Alberta, regions devastated during 2023's record-breaking season. David Akin reports on how both federal and provincial officials are using lessons from the previous year to be better prepared for what's to come.Workers with Quebec’s forest fire agency have voted 99 per cent in favour of a strike mandate as the summer wildfire season approaches.
The Unifor union, which represents provincial fire service workers including firefighters, communications staff and mechanics, says the mandate allows members to strike “at the opportune moment.”Unifor says that despite the participation of a mediator, negotiations have stalled over such issues as salaries, vacations and workforce mobility.