Minister tours Hilda area nearly 8 months after devastating wildfires
HILDA, AB – It’s been nearly eight months since wildfires tore through the communities of Hilda and Acadia Valley.
On Monday Agricultural Minister Oneil Carlier toured the area near Hilda for the first time.
The fire destroyed over 40,000 hectares of land in Alberta and Saskatchewan. Firefighter James Hargrave lost his life fighting the blaze. A few homes and several dozen cattle were also destroyed in the fire.