Alberta state of emergency lifted – Wood Buffalo imposes their own0
- Environment
- June 30, 2016
The Provincial State of Emergency imposed because of the wildfire in northern Alberta is lifted, effective midnight, June 30.
READ MOREThe Provincial State of Emergency imposed because of the wildfire in northern Alberta is lifted, effective midnight, June 30.
READ MORERecovery efforts are well underway two weeks after the start of voluntary re-entry into wildfire-affected communities in Wood Buffalo.
READ MOREMost Fort McMurray residents, at least those lucky enough to still have homes not lost to the wildfire, have been sleeping in their own beds for a week now.
READ MOREhe Fort McMurray wildfire remains out of control, with minimal growth yesterday, and is nearly 56 per cent contained. It is estimated to cover 581,695 hectares, including the Saskatchewan side, with a perimeter estimate of 984 kilometres.
READ MOREThe re-entry of Fort McMurray residents is about to get underway, meanwhile the wildfire that ravaged parts of their city remains out of control. It is estimated to cover 579,946 hectares, including a growing area in Saskatchewan. Extreme burning conditions still exist for some areas of the fire.
READ MOREMost of the great Canadian migratory caribou herds have declined to tiny remnant populations and are in a vulnerable state, and Earl Evans, chair of the Beverly Qamanirjuaq Caribou Management Board (BQCMB) is worried that faced with new challenges, their chances of recovery may be overwhelmed.
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