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Thanks, Bill - my bad for not chasing this down. I've updated the story to correct.

Dean

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Thanks, Gerry!

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Terrific reporting Dean

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Thanks for this report! The location of the new operations centre has been revealed in government docs a couple of times. See https://iaac-aeic.gc.ca/050/evaluations/proj/80761 and https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/rsrcs/pblctns/dprtmntl-rslts-rprt-2018-19/raison-en.aspx

Google Map's imagery is from 2018, so you can't see the work underway there, but it is clearly visible on street view. Also, Google Earth has more up to date imagery in which the new roof and entrance can easily be seen.

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A good read. And certainly true that coordinating responses to major wildfires that are becoming 'common' may not be a good fit with GOCs current setup.

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