Ottawa pledges $316M to boost leased aerial firefighting fleet - Skies Mag Spending over the next five years aims to enable the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre to lease and deploy multiple aircraft.

Ottawa -- Federal Government pledges $316M to boost leased aerial firefighting fleet #Canada #WaterBombers

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"As an #American I don't much about #wildfires but I have noticed that they are a HUGE problem in #Canada. Today I want to learn about the #Canadian solution to the #wildfire threats, the #Canadian-Made #WaterBombers." - #TylerBucket
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Increasing wildfires drive demand for De Havilland Canada’s new waterbomber In a warehouse on the southern edge of Calgary International Airport, De Havilland Canada is developing the DHC 515, a rugged flying boat and the only airplane solely designed to scoop water from a la...

Increasing wildfires drive demand for De Havilland Canada’s new waterbomber #DeHavilland #WaterBombers #Canada

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Canadian-made water bomber back in production to fight wildfires Canada is rushing to build more capacity to fight wildfires, and De Havilland factories in Calgary are pushing to get new DHC-515 Firefighters back in the air nearly a decade after Bombardier stopped ...

Canadian-made water bomber back in production to fight wildfires #WaterBombers

#Canada is rushing to build more capacity to fight wildfires, and De Havilland factories in Calgary are pushing to get new DHC-515 Firefighters back in the air

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Demand for water bombers has 'skyrocketed' as Canada grapples with more intense wildfires As Canada is again dealing with massive wildfires, the increasing severity of the natural disasters is having the knock-on effect of spiking the demand for water bomber planes — and it will be years b...

From June 2025: Demand for water bombers has 'skyrocketed' as #Canada grapples with more intense wildfires #WaterBombers

There is a long wait list.

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Bruce MacKinnon: Air Canada dispute extinguishes travel plans Bruce MacKinnon's cartoon for The Chronicle Herald

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@aircanada.bsky.social #travel #strike

5/11 But reinforcements arrive: a high-capacity helicopter contracted from Manitoba, plus two Quebec water bombers and a bird dog plane landed Saturday.

N.L.'s entire fleet of four water bombers now working the fire's north end.
#WaterBombers

Opinion: It’s not a bird! It’s a Super Scooper plane, Canada’s most powerful waterbombing tool to fight against wildfires If Canada rerouted some fighter jet funding to churning out squadrons of water bombers, this country could contribute substantially to the global war against wildfires

I'm for this - Let's forget fighter jets and equip ourselves with water bombers. We monitor but do not "fight" about half the wildfires!!! #wildfire #smoke #climate #waterbombers

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New Brunswick water bombers sent to help fight raging Newfoundland wildfires | CBC News As three wildfires continue to spread in Newfoundland, aircraft from New Brunswick took off from the Fredericton airport Wednesday to help the teams fighting the blazes.

#NB #Waterbombers aiding #NFLD in combatting #wildfires.

#Canadianwildfires

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Demand for water bombers has 'skyrocketed' as Canada grapples with more intense wildfires | CBC News As Canada is again dealing with massive wildfires, the increasing severity of the natural disasters is having the knock-on effect of spiking the demand for water bomber planes — and it will be years b...

Demand for water bombers has 'skyrocketed' as #Canada grapples with more intense wildfires #WaterBombers

De Havilland Canada has 22 orders from EU member states and are in discussions with a number of Canadian and European customers to grow their fleets. /1 thread

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I know Alberta (small minority) has been talking a bunch of shite about leaving #Canada, but....

We're pretty glad you showed up in force, today, with a couple of #WaterBombers!

#mbpoli #abpoli #canpoli #cdnpoli

We're not the #Whiteshell up here... we're the #Brownshell, but the support is nice.

When the world needs hero's Canada always comes thru,even thru bullshit.
Sending prayers to california,may you rise like a phoenix🫶✌️❤️

#waterbombers
#canadastrong

Those yellow airplanes,make sure you acknowledge them...
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#Canada just announced a 1000 % tariff increase on the Cost of Canadian #WaterBombers

Forget the fighter jets. Canada needs a climate army For the rest of this century, Canada is guaranteed to have an increasing need for water bombers and other tools to combat climate change. It is less certain we’ll need weapons of war.

Forget the fighter jets. Canada needs a climate army #ClimateAction #wildfires #waterbombers #firefighting www.nationalobserver.com/2025/01/31/o...

'We will not back down': Canada to retaliate against U.S. tariffs by targeting $155 billion of American goods: Trudeau The 25-per-cent tariff was to get Canada and Mexico to "halt the flood of poisonous drugs into the United States," the White House said.

“Speaking to #Americans, #Trudeau hammered home the idea that #Canada and the #U.S. had been #allies for decades, whether it was on the beaches of #Normandy in #WorldWarTwo … or mere weeks ago when Canada sent #waterbombers to tackle the #wildfires in #California.” nationalpost.com/news/politic...

Bushfires #ausPOL #QuickFill #WaterBombers #nswPOL

Bushfires #ausPOL #QuickFill #WaterBombers #nswPOL

Western Star Transports Martin Mars Bomber Western Star had the honor of transporting a piece of aviation history to the aviation museum in Victoria, BC. Martin Mars bombers were the largest aircraft in the...

Coulson Aviation hired Nickel Bros, who used a Western Star 4900SF to haul the iconic 120-foot-long aircraft from Victoria airport to the BC Aviation Museum, honouring a 50-year legacy in Canadian aviation forest firefighting.
#canadianfirefighting #waterbombers #martinmars

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These amazing water bombers for fighting wildfires are a Canadian invention and they’re built in Canada. The world will be needing more and more of them, and they’re in amped up production right here on Vancouver Island, in my neck of the woods.
#Canada #waterbombers

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Quebec water bomber pilot describes turbulent missions over Los Angeles area wildfires Pascal Duclos, the head pilot of Quebec's aerial service, says crews are getting tired after days of dumping water on California wildfires in high winds over mountainous terrains.

Here is the head pilot of Quebec’s aerial service, Pascal Duclos, sharing what it’s been like fighting the Los Angeles area fires from the air.
#LA #LosAngeles #California #wildfires #waterbombers #aerialfirefighters #firefighters #PacificPallisades #CA #Canada #Quebec

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Canadian fire crews take to the skies to help extinguish L.A. inferno Andrew Johnson reports on the uncertainty for thousands in Los Angeles as crews continue to fight in an uphill battle against wildfires.

Canadian fire crews take to the skies to help extinguish L.A. inferno #CanadAIR #WaterBombers #Canada #LosAngeles #Video

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#LAWildfires #Canada #WaterBombers #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice #Wildfires #Fire

Listen up #Trump. The right to bear arms means nothing in #LAFires. What you need is #Waterbombers, #Fireretardant, #EmergencyShelter, #Cars and light trucks by the thousands, #Food, #Clothing. You’re familiar with #Manhattan. The fires have consumed equivalent of two Manhattans.

With the terrible situation we are seeing in #LosAngeles right now with the #wildfires has me recalling a hike I was on in #PortAlberni a few years back. A fire broke out on the ridge across the Alberni Inlet and the amazing #waterbombers were on it right away. #VancouverIsland #BCWildire

Kudos to our incredible Canadian Water Bombers for showing the world what it means to be Canadian! Thank you for your unwavering commitment to serving with heart and strength. True heroes in every sense! #CanadianPride #WaterBombers #TrueNorthStrong

De Havilland Canadair 515 Production Update - October 2024 This is "De Havilland Canadair 515 Production Update - October 2024" by De Havilland Aircraft of Canada on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and…

vimeo.com/1015453394/3... De Havilland Canadair 515 Production Update - October 2024. Plants at #VictoriaBC #Calgary #waterbombers #SuperScoopers

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Canadian water bombers have joined the fight!
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Thank you!!! 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 #Canada #neighbors #westandtogether #CA #Quebec #BC #wildfires #waterbombers #CAfires #westandtogether #bluecrew #resist #bettertogether #thankyou

Thank you!!! 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 #Canada #neighbors #westandtogether #CA #Quebec #BC #wildfires #waterbombers #CAfires #westandtogether #bluecrew #resist #bettertogether #thankyou

Bushfires #ausPOL #QuickFill #WaterBombers #nswPOL