Meanwhile in Alberta, All Hell Has Broken Loose !!
Almost 25,000 people in Western Canada evacuated as wildfires rage across region amid hot weather and high winds
This is a tragic way to view the scenery if you've not been to Alberta before...
The fires have burned 121,909 hectares - roughly more than 301,000 acres - and since Friday, at least 45 new wildfires have started and 14 local states of emergency issued, according to Premier Danielle Smith.
Alberta is on fire !!
Wildfire Lodgepole, Alberta, Canada
Fox Lake, Alberta Fire
Wildfires "bucketing"
Alberta Fire community of Fox Lake, Canada
Alberta-wildfire - Evansburg, Canada
Alberta Wildfires pilot
77,000 hectares, as "out of control" as it has overrun the Minnow Lake Provincial Recreation Area
Minnow Lake Provincial Recreation Area
An out-of-control wildfire near Buck Creek has forced the evacuation of residents in Drayton Valley and Brazeau County
late Thursday night on May 4, 2023.
Wildfire Buck Creek, Drayton Valley and Brazeau County
Drayton Valley firefighters
Abandoned private property in Drayton Valley, Alberta, Canada
Wildfire near Wildwood, Alberta
As of 7 p.m. Saturday, Alberta Wildfire lists 110 wildfires burning in the province - 32 of them out of control while 22
are being held and 56 are under control. Mandatory evacuations have affected 24,511 people living throughout northern
and central Alberta, including Yellowhead County, Grande Prairie County and First Nation communities like Sturgeon
Lake Cree Nation and Little Red River Cree Nation, pretty much the whole western side of the province all the way to Banff.
Parks Canada Wardle Vermilion valley near Banff Alberta
Teare Creek wildfire, which the B.C. Wildfire Service says is burning in steep, challenging terrain. Three separate out-of-control
wildfires burning near the boundary between British Columbia and Alberta, including two in the Peace River region, have
prompted evacuation orders and an alert.
Teare Creek B.C. Wildfire near Banff Alberta
The burn at Compound Meadows, near the town of Banff, spread outside of the predetermined boundary around 4 p.m. after an
unexpected shift in wind direction and speed. In a Thursday morning update shared to social media, Banff National Park said
the Compound Meadows fire is still classified as "being held" at three hectares in size.
Compound Meadows, near the town of Banff
Alberta Wildfires status dashboard shows there are 81 wildfires burning in Alberta May 5 2023
Canadian soldiers deploying across Alberta to help fight wildfires
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith meets with members of the military in Edmonton who are on stand-by to help with the wildfires
As of Sunday, more than 29,000 Albertans have been forced out of their communities as wildfires continued to burn across the province
https://www.alberta.ca/emergency
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This is a tragic way to view the scenery if you've not been to Alberta before...
Click to viewThe fires have burned 121,909 hectares - roughly more than 301,000 acres - and since Friday, at least 45 new wildfires have started and 14 local states of emergency issued, according to Premier Danielle Smith.
Alberta is on fire !!
Wildfire Lodgepole, Alberta, Canada
Fox Lake, Alberta Fire
Wildfires "bucketing"
Alberta Fire community of Fox Lake, Canada
Alberta-wildfire - Evansburg, Canada
Alberta Wildfires pilot
77,000 hectares, as "out of control" as it has overrun the Minnow Lake Provincial Recreation Area
Minnow Lake Provincial Recreation Area
An out-of-control wildfire near Buck Creek has forced the evacuation of residents in Drayton Valley and Brazeau County
late Thursday night on May 4, 2023.
Wildfire Buck Creek, Drayton Valley and Brazeau County
Drayton Valley firefighters
Abandoned private property in Drayton Valley, Alberta, Canada
Wildfire near Wildwood, Alberta
As of 7 p.m. Saturday, Alberta Wildfire lists 110 wildfires burning in the province - 32 of them out of control while 22
are being held and 56 are under control. Mandatory evacuations have affected 24,511 people living throughout northern
and central Alberta, including Yellowhead County, Grande Prairie County and First Nation communities like Sturgeon
Lake Cree Nation and Little Red River Cree Nation, pretty much the whole western side of the province all the way to Banff.
Parks Canada Wardle Vermilion valley near Banff Alberta
Teare Creek wildfire, which the B.C. Wildfire Service says is burning in steep, challenging terrain. Three separate out-of-control
wildfires burning near the boundary between British Columbia and Alberta, including two in the Peace River region, have
prompted evacuation orders and an alert.
Teare Creek B.C. Wildfire near Banff Alberta
The burn at Compound Meadows, near the town of Banff, spread outside of the predetermined boundary around 4 p.m. after an
unexpected shift in wind direction and speed. In a Thursday morning update shared to social media, Banff National Park said
the Compound Meadows fire is still classified as "being held" at three hectares in size.
Compound Meadows, near the town of Banff
Alberta Wildfires status dashboard shows there are 81 wildfires burning in Alberta May 5 2023
Canadian soldiers deploying across Alberta to help fight wildfires
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith meets with members of the military in Edmonton who are on stand-by to help with the wildfires
As of Sunday, more than 29,000 Albertans have been forced out of their communities as wildfires continued to burn across the province
https://www.alberta.ca/emergency
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