A fundraising campaign for a soldier severely burned in a deadly fire at an Alberta military base is approaching its $90,000 goal as his family says he faces “a long road to recovery.”
Trevor Flegal from Kitimat, B.C., remains in an intensive care burn unit in Edmonton, with severe burns to about half his body, his family said in a recent statement.
Flegel was one of 39 soldiers injured in a fast-moving blaze that killed four others during a training exercise at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright on Oct. 17. His family said he joined the Army in February 2024 to challenge himself physically and mentally. Military service helped him grow and form lifelong friendships, they said….