Quebec airtankers head to Ontario, Saskatchewan to aid wildfire fight [Video]

Quebec’s forest fire prevention agency says it is sending reinforcements to Ontario and Saskatchewan to help teams fight several forest and brush fires.

Two CL-415 firefighting aircraft and their crews will head to Dryden, Ont., while two other of the same aircraft will head to Meadow Lake, Sask.

Quebec’s forest fire prevention agency, known as SOPFEU, says the teams departed Sunday from Quebec City.

The agency says the current situation in Quebec allows for resources to head to other provinces.

In Ontario, there were six active fires burning across the province shortly before noon Sunday, including one in Haliburton, located about 170 km north of Oshawa, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources’ interactive map.

The Saskatchewan Ministry of Public Safety map showed there were …