周六，加拿大主要北约军事训练基地发生致命爆炸和火灾，导致多人死伤，国防部长表示这是前所未有的事件。
A deadly explosion and fire Saturday at Canada‘s main NATO military training base caused multiple deaths and injuries in what the country’s defense minister says is an unprecedented incident.
“我近期记忆中无法回忆起类似的事件，”国防部长大卫·麦金泰周六表示。
“I cannot recall an incident like this in recent memory,” Defense Minister David McGuinty said Saturday.
周六阿尔伯塔省韦恩赖特加拿大军事基地（CFB Wainwright）的火灾影响仍在周日早上评估之中，而该省选民将在次日前往投票站，就他们是否希望脱离加拿大进行公投。
The impact of Saturday’s fire at CFB Wainwright, Alberta, was still being assessed Sunday morning, one day before voters in this province head to the polls in a vote on whether they want to separate from Canada.
“此时不是谈论这个问题的时候，”麦金泰在被问及此事对周一投票的影响时说。
“This is not the time to speak about that issue at this stage,” McGuinty said, when asked about the impact on the Monday vote.
国防部在周日的声明中称，火灾“点燃”于韦恩赖特基地训练区，当地时间周六下午4点开始，随后迅速蔓延至基地边界之外。当地曾有超过每小时60英里的风力报告。
The fire “ignited” in the training area of the Wainwright base at 4 p.m. local time Saturday, spreading rapidly beyond its boundaries, the Department of National Defence said in a statement Sunday. Winds of more than 60 mph were reported in the area.
麦金泰表示，皇家骑警正在调查火灾原因，他称这是一项“非常活跃且敏感”的调查。火灾也正在由北阿尔伯塔社区约7000人口的当地应急人员进行扑救。死亡和受伤人数尚未公布。
McGuinty said the RCMP was investigating the cause of the fire in what he called a “very active and delicate” investigation. The blaze was also being battled by local emergency responders in the northern Alberta community of about 7,000. The number of dead and injured was not being released.
“随着应急人员继续工作，情况仍在发展，影响的全面程度仍在评估之中。我们当务之急是关注受影响人员并通知其直系亲属，”国防部在声明中表示。
“As emergency responders continue their work and the situation continues to evolve, the full extent of the impact remains under assessment. Our immediate priority is those affected and notifying next of kin,” the department said in a statement.
“在该程序完成之前，我们不会确认伤亡或受伤细节。”加拿大最高军官、国防参谋长珍妮·卡里尼亚恩将军在声明中表示不会讨论细节。“这对整个加拿大武装部队来说是一个极其艰难的时刻，”她说。
“We will not confirm casualty or injury details until that process is complete.”Canada’s top soldier, Gen. Jennie Carignan, chief of the defense staff, would not discuss details in a statement. “This is a profoundly difficult moment for the entire Canadian Armed Forces,” she said.
麦金泰表示，他已与总理马克·卡尼和阿尔伯塔省省长丹妮尔·史密斯通话，两人均身处该省，正在为周一的投票进行全国统一的宣传活动，以决定阿尔伯塔人是否希望通过法律程序启动脱离加拿大的进程。
McGuinty said he had spoken with Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, both of whom were in the province campaigning for national unity ahead of Monday’s vote, on whether Albertans want to move forward with a legal process to begin separating from Canada.
“我们的思念与受影响的勇敢女性和男性同在，”卡尼在一份声明中表示。
“Our thoughts are with the brave women and men affected,” Carney said in a statement.
尽管分离主义者在民调中支持率较低，但卡尼本周一直在阿尔伯塔省进行拉票活动，以防止支持留在加拿大的选民因过度自信而导致投票率低落、出现松懈。
While separatists are low in the polls, Carney has barnstormed Alberta this week to guard against a complacent lack of turnout by over confident voters who support staying in Canada.
卡尼曾在英国脱欧期间担任英格兰银行行长，并多次将其作为警示，提醒人们注意意外后果的影响。
Carney was the Bank of England governor during Brexit, and has repeatedly held it out as a warning about the effect of unintended consequences.
韦恩赖特是加拿大最大的实弹陆军训练基地，步兵、炮兵和空中支援力量在此接受训练考验。正是在这里，后来参加北约在阿富汗战争的加拿大人员接受了训练。
Wainwright is Canada’s largest live-fire army training base where infantry, artillery and air support assets are put through their paces. It was the training ground for the Canadian personnel who joined the NATO war in Afghanistan.
“加拿大并不独自承担这份悲痛。所有32个北约盟国国防参谋长与你们和加拿大武装部队站在一起，”北约军事委员会主席朱塞佩·卡沃·德拉戈内上将在一份社交媒体声明中表示。
“Canada does not carry this grief alone. All 32 Allied Chiefs of Defence stand with you and the Canadian Armed Forces,” Adm. Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, the chair of the NATO military committee said in a social media statement.
“韦恩赖特是加拿大士兵以及众多与他们并肩作战的盟国军人训练以应对我们职业中最艰巨任务的地方。在那里牺牲的人们为我们的共同安全作出了贡献，军事委员会将纪念他们的记忆。”有关此次火灾原因和影响的更多细节预计将在周日稍后公布。
“Wainwright is where Canadian soldiers, and so many Allies with them, train for the hardest tasks of our profession. Those who fell there served our common security, and the Military Committee will honour their memory.”More details on the cause and impact of the fire are expected later Sunday.