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By Sonal Gupta, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer The increasing threat of wildfires in southeastern Manitoba is driving Indigenous and rural communities to build stronger firefighting capabilities, using new federal funding to prepare for harsher fire seasons ahead. The Rural Municipality of Piney and Buffalo Point First Nation sit near the US border amid jack pine forests that, combined with climate change and growing human settlement, face increasing wildfire danger. \u201cWe love to live within the forest,\u201d said Martin Van Osch, Piney\u2019s chief administrative officer and chair of its protective services committee. But that comes with mounting risks. \u201cWhat we\u2019re seeing, along with climate change, is a change in our forest age and the amount of burnable fuel that\u2019s out on the landscape.\u201d To address evolving challenges, Piney,… <\/p>\n

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By Sonal Gupta, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer The increasing threat of wildfires in southeastern Manitoba is driving Indigenous and rural communities to build stronger firefighting capabilities, using new federal funding to prepare for harsher fire seasons ahead. The Rural Municipality of Piney and Buffalo Point First Nation sit near the US border amid jack pine forests that, combined with climate change and growing human settlement, face increasing wildfire danger. \u201cWe love to live within the forest,\u201d said Martin Van Osch, Piney\u2019s chief administrative officer and chair of its protective services committee. But that comes with mounting risks. \u201cWhat we\u2019re seeing, along with climate change, is a change in our forest age and the amount of burnable fuel that\u2019s out on the landscape.\u201d To address evolving challenges, Piney,... <\/p>\n

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