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CTV News
24-06-2025
- Climate
- CTV News
2 northern Alberta communities to return home almost a month after fleeing wildfire
One of several fires that make up the Red Earth Creek Creek complex can be seen in a photo from June 2, 2025. (Photo: Alberta Wildfire) Three communities in northern Alberta will welcome home residents displaced by wildfires. For some, it's been almost a month since they left. Evacuation orders for Red Earth Creek and Loon River First Nation will be lifted on Wednesday. Red Earth Creek was evacuated on May 28 and Loon Lake was evacuated early the next day. To the west, Saddle Hills County lifted its evacuation order on Tuesday for the Blueberry Mountain area. It was first issued on June 13. An evacuation alert remains in effect for returning residents in all three communities. Evacuation orders remained in effect for Chipewyan Lake, Peerless Lake and Trout Lake due the Red Earth East fire complex, which is made up of 10 wildfires in the Slave Lake forest area. Those communities were all evacuated at the end of May. As of Tuesday afternoon, there were 51 wildfires burning in Alberta's forest protection areas, with 18 classified as out of control. The province said recent rainfall in central Alberta has assisted firefighting efforts but conditions remain dry and warm in the north. A fire ban was in effect for the entire northernmost part of the province. The most up-to-date information can be found on the Alberta Fire Bans website.
CBC
23-06-2025
- Climate
- CBC
Heavy rain helps tame wildfire danger in parts of Alberta
Heavy rain over the past week has helped lower wildfire risk in Alberta, but wildfire officials warn that many regions remain on high alert. Environment Canada reported Sunday that total rainfall amounts of more than 100 millimetres have been reported since Friday, with the heaviest rain falling along the foothills and over parts of eastern Alberta. Josee St-Onge, an Alberta Wildfire information officer, said the wildfire risk in central and southern Alberta is now much lower. "We didn't have wildfires burning in the south, but we did in central Alberta, and they've received a lot of moisture, so that's good for firefighters," she said. "On a really large wildfire, that's not necessarily enough to extinguish it because the fires are very large and sometimes they burn really deeply into the ground. But it gives us a really good window to make progress." Areas in far northern Alberta are experiencing extremely dry and warm temperatures, St-Onge said. St-Onge said thunder showers could bring lightning that could start new wildfires. Major wildfires that forced residents to evacuate for several weeks remain active for the communities of Chipewyan Lake, Peerless and Trout Lake, Red Earth Creek and Loon River First Nation. Known as the Red Earth East complex and composed of 10 wildfires centred in the northeastern portion of the Slave Lake Forest Area, it one of the largest in the province. Located near Red Earth Creek and Loon Lake First Nation, it is classified as out of control and is about 78,000 hectares in size as of Sunday. About 670,000 hectares of land has burned since the start of wildfire season on March 1. Currently, there are 54 active wildfires burning in the province as of noon Monday. Of those, 27 are considered out of control and four are considered held. The majority of central and southern Alberta remain under fire advisories, including parts of Edmonton and the fire danger risk is hovering between low and moderate for the rest of the week. St-Onge also warns about the dangers that some Canada Day celebration might pose. While she said it should take some time for wildfire danger to crawl back up to high, because of the time it takes for precipitation to evaporate, temperatures in Edmonton and surrounding regions are expected to warm up significantly later this week. "Every time we have a long weekend or a holiday, we do see an increase in human caused wildfires, often from abandoned campfires or campfires that aren't extinguished properly," she said.
CTV News
23-06-2025
- Climate
- CTV News
Edmonton weather: Clearing and cool after stormy morning
Thunderstorms ripped through the Edmonton region early this morning, producing some small hail in parts of the city. But skies are clearing and we'll see some sunshine for midday and this afternoon. Temperatures hit highs of 16 C Saturday and 18 C Sunday in the city and we'll end up in the mid to upper teens again today. Warmer air moves in starting tomorrow as daytime highs jump into the low to mid 20s for the rest of the week. Thunderstorms are likely in eastern and southern Alberta later today, with the potential for some severe storms east of Calgary. There's also a risk of funnel clouds in east-central Alberta this afternoon (those cold-core funnel clouds don't pose a huge risk of touching down and becoming a tornado, but the low risk doesn't mean a zero risk). A mix of sun and cloud for Tuesday/Wednesday in Edmonton and area with a slight chance of a midday or early-afternoon shower or thunderstorm over or near the city. We're expecting some showers and thunderstorms to develop in NW Alberta early Tuesday morning, some of that may move SE into the Edmonton region around lunchtime or early in the afternoon. The best chance for thunderstorms Tuesday will be in the Peace country in the morning and again late in the day and in the Red Deer region late in the day Tuesday. The possibility of a scattered shower or thunderstorm near the Edmonton area Wednesday isn't zero, but it's a fairly low risk. Areas around Slave Lake east to Lac La Biche/Fort McMurray, as well as southern Alberta look to have the best potential for thunderstorms on Wednesday. Here's the forecast for Edmonton and area: Today - Clearing this morning. Sunny with a few clouds this afternoon. High: 16 Tonight - Mainly clear. 9pm: 13 Tuesday - Mix of sun & cloud. Slight risk of a shower or thunderstorm midday or early-afternoon. Morning Low: 6 Afternoon High: 23 Wednesday - Mix of sun & cloud. Morning Low: 12 Afternoon High: 25 Thursday - Mostly cloudy. 30% chance of late-day showers or thunderstorms. Morning Low: 12 Afternoon High: 24 Friday - Mix of sun & cloud. Morning Low: 13 Afternoon High: 22 Saturday - Mostly cloudy. 30% chance of late-day shower. Morning Low: 13 Afternoon High: 23
CTV News
23-06-2025
- Climate
- CTV News
Cooler temperatures expected to tame some wildfires burning in the province: Alberta Wildfire
Alberta has a total of 49 active wildfires burning in the province, 19 of them are out of control as of Sunday evening. Alberta has a total of 49 active wildfires burning in the province, 19 of them are out of control as of Sunday evening. In the last week, central and southern Alberta saw heavy precipitation which helped keep fire activity low, St-Onge said. 'It gives a window of opportunity for firefighters to make progress. A lot of these fires are really large and they burn deeply into the ground, so this rain isn't enough to necessarily extinguish them, but it slows down fire activity and allows us to make really good progress,' said Alberta Wildfire information officer Josee St-Onge. She said it doesn't take much for whatever moisture is on the ground to quickly evaporate but it does buy crews time before any fire danger continues to increase throughout the summer. Fifty-five fires are currently under control with three being held, according to the Alberta Wildfire dashboard. Josee St-Onge said everything north of Slave Lake is drier and starting to warm up with Alberta Wildfire expecting fires to increase in those areas. 'The situation is a lot better than a few weeks ago but we didn't get the same widespread rain throughout the entire province ,' said Josee St-Onge, an information officer with Alberta Wildfire. Hot and dry weather still blankets the northern parts of Alberta with thunderstorms posing a risk to create more wildfires with lightning, leaving crews on the ground on 'high alert,' Josee St-Onge said. Crews have already been on the ground for several weeks with perimeters close to communities being well secured. 'We're pretty confident that the efforts that we've put in so far will hold, but these fires are active so residents may see smoke and other signs that they're picking up,' St-Onge said. Alberta Wildfire says it's common to see human caused wildfires ignite around a long weekend or holiday. With Canada Day around the corner, it's reminding people to pay attention to fire bans wherever they're heading and to make sure any campfires are fully extinguished and not to use any fireworks on Crown land. WIth from CTV News Edmonton's Sean McClune
CTV News
21-06-2025
- General
- CTV News
2 killed in plane crash in eastern Alberta
Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) signage is pictured outside TSB offices in Ottawa, Monday, May 1, 2023. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick) Two people died in a plane crash in eastern Alberta on Saturday. The plane crashed shortly before 12:30 p.m. 1.2 kilometres short of the Vermilion Airport runway, according to local RCMP. It had only two occupants: the pilot, a 46-year-old woman from Slave Lake, Alta., and a passenger, a 76-year-old man from Mannville, Alta. The Transportation Safety Board is investigating.
