EvanL
06-07-2005, 10:18 AM
MONTREAL (CP) - A Canadian military Hercules transport plane evacuated 92 people Monday from a northern Quebec community threatened by forest fire.
The aircraft from CFB Trenton, Ont., landed Monday morning on a gravel runway at Eastman River, on the east side of James Bay. An attempt to land overnight was aborted due to dense smoke and poor weather.
The people were taken to temporary shelter Val d'Or, Que.
The aircraft from CFB Trenton, Ont., landed Monday morning on a gravel runway at Eastman River, on the east side of James Bay. An attempt to land overnight was aborted due to dense smoke and poor weather.
The people were taken to temporary shelter Val d'Or, Que.