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CTV News
3 hours ago
- Climate
- CTV News
Evacuation orders issued in Greenview, Saddle Hills due to wildfires
A shoulder patch of the Alberta Wildfire service is pictured in Fort McMurray, Alta., Thursday, May 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh A mandatory evacuation order was issued in the Municipal District of Greenview on Tuesday. The alert was issued at 11:03 a.m. due to an out-of-control wildfire burning over 325 hectares north of the Bison Flats recreation area. The evacuation order was in effect for everyone between the Smoky River and Forestry Trunk Road, including all points accessed from the road from km 70 to km 126. Residents were told to gather pets, medication, and food and water for at least three days. Evacuation order expanded in Saddle Hills Saddle Hills County expanded an evacuation order on Tuesday due to a 300-hectare wildfire burning out of control west of Blueberry Mountain. Monday's emergency alert was expanded at 11:40 include everyone between Township Road 794 and Highway 49, between Range Roads 94 and 85. An evacuation order was also in place for everyone between Range Road 95 and Highway 725, and Township Roads 794 and 802, including Moonshine Lake Provincial Park. An evacuation centre had been set up at the Blueberry Mountain Hall on Highway 680 and Range Road 82. Residents were told to prepare to be gone for up to a week. The most up-to-date information on emergency alerts can be found on the Alberta government's website.
CTV News
a day ago
- Climate
- CTV News
Evacuation order expanded in northern Alberta after wildfire crossed B.C. border
The Kiskatinaw Fire in northern Alberta on May 29, 2025. (Credit: Government of Alberta) More people are being asked to leave their homes in northern Alberta due to a wildfire. The evacuation order in Grande Prairie County No. 1 and Saddle Hills County now includes everyone north of Township Road 700 to Highway 43, east of the Alberta-British Columbia border, to Range Road 130, Alberta Emergency Alert said online. Residents are asked to leave immediately and go to the reception centre at the Hythe Community Library at 10013 100 St. Be prepared to be away from home for seven days and bring important documents and medication, Alberta Emergency Alert added. An evacuation alert was also expanded to everyone north of Township Road 710 to 752, east of Range Road 130 to Range Road 124.
