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County of Grande Prairie officials reminding residents to steer clear of evacuated areas
The County of Grande Prairie is emphasizing the importance of staying away from the evacuation zone due to the ongoing wildfire situation in the area.
The county remains in a state of local emergency and all evacuation orders and alerts are enforced under the Emergency Management Act. As a result,...
North Goodwin wildfire has yet to reach farmland: MD of Greenview
The wildfire in the MD of Greenview travelled 12.8 kilometres eastward on May 10th and now stands approximately 1 kilometer on the other side of the river in the area of North Goodwin.
Officials say the fire has not reached farmland and is currently in the valley. Residents in the...
NAHC Bronze Medal games cancelled due to wildfires
The National Aboriginal Hockey Championships' Bronze medal games originally scheduled for May 11th have been canceled due to the ongoing wildfires in the Peace Region.
Both the males and females from Team Manitoba and Team British Columbia were originally set to face off at 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. respectively,...
City of GP closes Eastlink Aquatics Area due to smoke
Eastlink Centre's aquatics area has been closed until further notice due to unsafe air quality throughout the City of Grande Prairie.
Smoke from the ongoing wildfire situation in the county has elevated the city's air quality outside of safe conditions leading to the closure for the sake of the health...
Crews continue to battle 1,300 hectare wildfire east of Teepee Creek
Fire crews are continuing to operate on wildfire four kilometres east of Teepee Creek.
The blaze now stands at 1,382 hectares in size and is considered out of control. Structural protection is being done on three homes and crews have begun working on other assets in the area. So far...
Crews continue to battle 900 hectare blaze east of Teepee Creek
Fire crews from the County of Grande Prairie battled against a still out of control fire approximately 4 kilometres east of Teepee Creek throughout the night, with officials saying progress has been made on getting the fire contained.
Officials say the fire crews have established a perimeter on approximately...
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