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UPDATE – May 8, 2023 at 9:40 a.m. There have been no significant changes from the previous update. Temporary cooler temperatures and decreasing wind have aided the firefighting effort, but ...Read more

Highway Closures as of 9am on Monday, May 8th #749 South of High Prairie to Banana Belt #750 Northeast of Salt Prairie through Gift Lake & Atikameg to Junction of #88 #88 from Atikameg Junction ...Read more

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT – May 7, 2023 9:59 p.m. G80220 (Boundary Lake/Bear Canyon) BC Forestry will be sending in a team to assist with the Alberta portion of the wildfire. GWF0018 ...Read more

The one-hour evacuation notice for the Town of High Prairie has been extended to FOUR hours. Since there is the potential for danger to life and health, Big Lakes County has issued a FOUR-HOUR ...Read more

Big Lakes County mandatory evacuation ORDER has been downgraded to an ALERT. The Evacuation ORDER has been reduced to a 1 HOUR Evacuation ALERT as shown in the attached map. Highway 749 ...Read more

EVACUATION ORDER Saddle Hills County  (Fourth Creek Area) Community of Fox Lake East Prairie Metis Settlement Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation Atikameg & Whitefish Banana Belt/Gilwood (South of High ...Read more

Courtesy of the MD of Spirit River: The Silverwood fire located South of Rycroft is now UNDER CONTROL. This means there is little threat of it spreading, due to the fire guards now in place, ...Read more

Courtesy of Big Lakes County: MAY 7 @ 4PM – Gilwood and Banana Belt Wildfire Big Lakes County Fire Services will be assessing every property effected by the wildfire ensuring that the ...Read more