Barnes continues to call for government assistance for county residents
EDMONTON — Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Drew Barnes is still searching for help for the people affected by the grass fires one month ago in Cypress County..
On Nov. 2, Barnes rose in the legislature to ask Agriculture and Forestry minister Oneil Carlier what the government will do to assist residents in the areas of Hilda, Schuler and Bindloss impacted by the grass fires in September and October.
“For over 100 years rural Albertans have borne the responsibility of feeding the province and the entire world,” Barnes said in the transcript of Question Period. “The community is strong, and – make no mistake – we will recover better and stronger than before. To the minister: what are you doing to ensure that the communities and individuals affected by the wildfire are supported and restored?”
“Without a doubt, the wildfires that swept through the grasslands and the southeast corner of the province have been devastating,” said Carlier in his response. “We fully support those communities and the ranchers and producers there that have lost cattle, have lost crops, have lost fence lines.