five_alarm
10-22-2003, 09:16 AM
BARRIERE - It was about a month ago that Paul Martin, the prime-minister-in-waiting, touched down in a helicopter here for a tour of the charred ruins of this fire-ravaged town. The people of Barriere are getting used to seeing politicians drop in for photo-ops and sound bites. Next week, it will be the turn of Gov.-Gen. Adrienne Clarkson to do the grip-and-grin, trailed by reporters and TV cameras. It's all wearing a little thin on homeless forest-fire victims still waiting for promised government disaster assistance before the winter begins.
Source: The Province (http://www.firehall.com/refer.php?url=http://www.canada.com/search/story.aspx?id=73139e54-0b95-4433-8d1c-fd977f7a15c9&linkid=219&parent=news(headlines)&)
Source: The Province (http://www.firehall.com/refer.php?url=http://www.canada.com/search/story.aspx?id=73139e54-0b95-4433-8d1c-fd977f7a15c9&linkid=219&parent=news(headlines)&)