The city has not ordered evacuations, but it says it wants to give itself the means to prepare for any eventuality.
It’s just to give us the tools and to be ready if we ever need to intervene. But know that everything is under control: we are monitoring the situation very closely, we are with the authorities, namely with Public Safety and SOPFEU.
Mayor Nathalie-Ann Belchat said in a press conference broadcast on social networks.
Of course it can be anxiety, but everything is under control
Launching the mayor, he was accompanied by Jacqueline Rouleau, mayor of Cennetère Parish, and Kaylaine Labay, mayor of Belcourt.
” We’re following this closely, locally, with our firefighters, with our fire department, and we have qualified people in the forest, so we’re following the wind, and we’re following all the fires in the Sennetter Division right now. »
Jacqueline Rouleau, Mayor of Sennettère Parish, Nathalie-Anne Belchat, Mayor of Sennettère, and Kailine Labay, Mayor of Belcourt.
Photo: Radio-Canada / Facebook, Senatore
Regarding the camps around the city, the mayor pointed out that there was no order to evict them. However, those who leave the camps cannot return, the mayor said.
He called on citizens to be vigilant and emphasized the current ban on public forest access and open fires.
In the east of the municipality, three fires are still burning and not under control, SOPFEU indicates.
N95 masks are also distributed to people due to poor air quality.
Currently, many residents of Lebel-sur-Quévillon have been relocated to Senneterre due to forest fires in Nord-du-Québec.
