Feds announce funding for wildfire equipment in Yukon [Video]

A $21 million federal-territorial investment will help Yukon acquire firefighting equipment as wildfires trigger evacuations in the north.

At the time of writing, in Yukon, there are three “fires of note” — fires that could impact public safety, a community or critical infrastructure like a highway — two of which are out of control.

There are another 87 active wildfires in the territory, according to the government.

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Four of those fires are being actively fought and another nine are being responded to but to a lesser degree.

The remainder are being monitored.

Climate change, primarily driven by human activity like burning coal, oil and gas, is driving an increase in the frequency and severity of wildfires.

Four people were evacuated from a fishing lodge near Wellesley Lake on Monday, CBC news reported.

The $16 million comes from the $256-million federal …