Being a Canadian I think we should have accepted the offer. Let me know if I am wrong but i see it as an olive branch. Gives us a chance to work together on something and possibly ease tension. Maybe i am naive but wouldn't it be better if we all got along? Is there something written somewhere that we have to be at each other all the time?
http://sputniknews.com/environment/2...sian-help.html
On Thursday, Russian Minister of Civil Defense, Emergencies and Disaster Relief Vladimir Puchkov said that Moscow was ready to send firefighting aircraft to Canada to help deal with the Alberta wildfire.
The spokesman noted that the Canadian government has a mechanism in place for mutual firefighting support with other nations, including some specific agreements.
A wildfire near Fort McMurray, a city located in Canada's oil-rich western province of Alberta, was discovered late on Sunday before spreading into the city on Tuesday. On Wednesday, Alberta declared a state of emergency as the number of evacuees
surpassed 80,000. At least 1,600 buildings have been affected by the fire.
According to the authorities, over 1,110 firefighters, 145 helicopters and 138 pieces of heavy equipment are fighting the fires.
The latest media reports suggest that the fires in the province have spread over an area of 328.2 square miles.
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