Overview

• Local councillor Karen Thomson said the community expected cabinet ministers, not the premier, and noted residents felt his absence during the June crisis.
• Moe discussed potential provincial help for mental-health services and rebuilding, and encouraged the village to pursue FireSmart wildfire-prevention measures.
• Thomson said talks about possible funding, including through federal channels, remain exploratory with no agreements signed.
• The premier’s office said ministers had been visiting throughout the summer and framed the meeting as a chance to understand the needs of displaced residents.
• A June blaze destroyed about half of the village of roughly 700, and residents have questioned the response as reports indicated nearly half the provincial water bombers were grounded during the worst of the season.