Canada's main oil-producing province of Alberta faces another hot and dry weekend, with warnings of more intense wildfires after blazes forced thousands to evacuate homes and temporarily shuttered energy production.
Authorities said Saturday they had already seen an increase in fire activity and were expecting more. Residents forced to evacuate early this month say they are frustrated with the indefinite displacement.
Oil and gas producers had shut in at least 319,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, or 3.7% of national production. On Friday, the town of Drayton Valley told residents in a Facebook post that they should expect to be out of their homes "at least another week." More than 200 soldiers were deployed after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government approved a request for federal assistance on Thursday, with about 100 more are expected to be deployed over the coming days.
In the west coast province of British Columbia residents were warned to be alert for fires and floods with temperatures set to soar over the weekend. The province's energy agency predicted record-breaking power use.
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