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Thousands in northwest Alberta put on evacuation alert as wildfires grow | CBC News
Updated June 1st, 10pm
An additional 12,000 people in northwest Alberta have been
placed on evacuation alert as an out-of-control wildfire in the area
grows.
Mackenzie County issued an eight-hour evacuation alert for a
large swath of the county on Saturday afternoon. The alert extends from
the outskirts of High Level east to Fort Vermillion, and south towards
the mandatory evacuation area around the Paddle Prairie Métis
Settlement.
The alert was issued “out of an abundance of caution,”
due to shifting winds and dry conditions, the county said in a Facebook
post.
The
alert is intended to give people an opportunity to prepare for a
potential evacuation order as the Chuckegg Creek wildfire continues to
engulf land southwest of High Level.
The county is asking
residents to fuel their vehicles, gather important documents and prepare
enough food and water for two to three days.
Wildfires Force 10,000 to Flee as Alberta Repeals Carbon Tax
More than 10,000 people have been forced to evacuate as wildfires spread in northern Alberta, Canada’s CBC News reported Thursday.
Smoke from the fires has choked skies across the province, raising the
Air Quality Health Index in its capital city of Edmonton to a 10+
Thursday, the Edmonton Journal reported.
Smoke from the fires has choked skies across the province, raising the
Air Quality Health Index in its capital city of Edmonton to a 10+
Thursday, the Edmonton Journal reported.
In an ironic turn, the fires prompted Alberta Premier
Jason Kenney to cancel a celebration of the repeal of the province’s
carbon tax, Canada’s National Observer reported.
*This
event has been cancelled so the premier can receive an internal,
real-time briefing on the status of Alberta’s wildfires,“ the government
said in a statement reported by Canada’s National Observer.
Homes being evacuated in central Alberta after wildfire jumps highway | CBC News
The hamlet of Marlboro in central Alberta and nearby homes are being evacuated as an out-of-control wildfire encroaches on the community.
RCMP said homes are being evacuated on both the north and south sides of Highway 16, as several homes are at risk.
According to the Alberta wildfire website, the blaze covered 15 hectares as of 4:45 p.m. MT on Sunday.
Another out-of-control fire is raging west of High Level. The fire covered 25,000 hectares, and was expected to grow Sunday.
Highway 35 has been closed south of the town, and Alberta Emergency Alert has cautioned that parts of the town could lose power. Residents have been told to be prepared to leave in case the situation worsens.
Federal government gives $8M in latest investment in Calgary-based MEG Energy | CBC News
The federal government is giving $8 million to a Calgary-based
oilsands company for what it says is an investment in clean technology.
oilsands company for what it says is an investment in clean technology.
The announcement was made by Minister of Natural Resources
Amarjeet Sohi in Calgary on Wednesday after an addresses at a solar
energy conference earlier in the day.
About 100 to 150 pro-oil and gas protesters gathered to protest Sohi outside MEG’s headquarters in downtown Calgary.
It’s not the only public dollars flowing into the company.