Alberta Premier Danielle Smith toured the smoldering ground in Parkland County on Sunday to see the damage in Entwistle..She also met with officials for an update on the sitution in the area.."We were talking about the process that they went through when the fires began, and how they had to manage it with the dozers to make sure that they were getting down to bare earth to create firebreaks," Smith told the Western Standard in an interview at the scene.."They were giving me an indication on that map of where the fire was moving to and how quickly and how close it got to to Evansburg and the reason why they had to evacuate. there were also talks about how they had to, unfortunately make a second decision after bringing people home to evacuate again and we're just doing the assessment now.". Burnt Forest in Parkland County .Smith said once an acessment is completed, they'll should be able to get people back home.."So those are the things that I'm also hearing," Smith said..The ground still smokes in Parkland County as officials continue to observe the situtuion. the mayor of Parkland County confirmed only one house was lost and some outbuildings.."At this point we've confirmed that we have lost one residence as well as some outbuildings and we don't have any further information at this point in time," Allan Gamble said.."We still do have a full evacuation order that is in place now for the Hamlet of Entwistle.".the government issued this bulletin at 6 p.m..Mandatory evacuation orders are in effect for the following areas. Please check alberta.ca/emergency or download the Alberta Emergency Alertmobile app for complete information:Parts of Brazeau County, including the town of Drayton Valley. Evacuees should register in Edmonton at the Expo Centre, Hall C, at 7515 118 Avenue.Parts of Northern Sunrise County.The entire town of Rainbow Lake. Evacuees should register in High Level at the High Level Arena, at 10101 105 Avenue.Fox Creek, Little Smoky and surrounding areas. Evacuees should register at the Allan and Jean Millar Centre, at 58 Sunset Boulevard in Whitecourt.Parts of Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation and the Municipal District of Greenview. Evacuees should register at Memorial Hall, 4808 50 Street in Valleyview.Parts of the County of Grande Prairie. Evacuees should register at the Bonnets Energy Centre, 10017 99 Avenue, Grande Prairie.Parts of Big Lakes County. Evacuees should register at Elks Rodeo Hall on Highway 749.Parts of Lac Ste Anne County. Evacuees should register at the Mayerthorpe Diamond Centre, at 4184 54 Street.Parts of Yellowhead County, including the town of Edson, should register at the Dr. Duncan Murray Rec Centre, at 805 Switzer Drive, Hinton or at the Jasper Fitness & Aquatics Centre, at 305 Bonhomme Street.The communities of Whitefish River and Aitkameg. Evacuees should register at the Town of Slave Lake office, at 10 Main Street, Slave Lake.Parkland County and the Hamlet of Entwistle. Evacuees should register at Wabamun Jubilee Hall, at 5132 53 Avenue in Wabamun.Residents of the following areas should be prepared to evacuate on short notice:The Grovesdale area of the Municipal District of Greenview.The area west of Beaverdam Provincial Recreation Area and east of the Bighorn Dam, including the hamlet of Nordegg.Parts of the County of Grande Prairie, including the Pipestone Creek area.The town of High Prairie.Parts of Wetaskiwin County.The town of Valleyview.Eighteen declared states of local emergency and two band council resolutions include:Big Lakes CountyBrazeau CountyClear Hills CountyClearwater CountyDrayton ValleyTown of EdsonMD of FairviewFox CreekGift Lake Metis SettlementCounty of Grande PrairieTown of High PrairieNorthern Sunrise CountyEast Prairie Metis SettlementSaddle Hills CountyLac St. Anne CountyParkland CountyRainbow LakeYellowhead CountyThe Little Red River Cree Nation (Fox Lake) has declared a band council resolutionWhitefish Lake First Nation has declared a band council resolution.Health.Drayton Valley Hospital has been fully evacuated, with patients/continuing care residents and families being notified of the new location of all patients and continuing care residents.Edson Healthcare Centre has been fully evacuated, with patients/continuing care residents and families being notified of the new location of all patients and continuing care residents.The Fox Creek Health Centre has been fully evacuated, with patients/continuing care residents and families being notified of the new location of all patients and continuing care residents.High Prairie Health Complex has been fully evacuated, with patients/continuing care residents and families being notified of the new location of all patients and continuing care residents.Alberta Health Services has issued a boil water advisory for the River Bend Water Co-op in Big Lakes County as a precautionary measure.The advisory is in place for any remaining water within the water system, and for when water service is restored following wildfire evacuation. Instructions are available on the Alberta Health Services Coping with Emergencies website.EMS and zones continue to be fully engaged to ensure the safe transport and care of all patients/residents. Other zones and provincial programs are assisting with reception centres and ensuring availability of spaces/equipment as needed.Alberta Health Services is deploying mobile air quality monitoring, as multiple communities are reporting high levels of smoke and ash residue.Residents affected by the wildfires who have health care-related questions and are looking for up-to-date information about the wildfires or health care resources, should visit the Alberta Health Services Wildfire Resources webpage.For non-emergency health advice, including information on their health care options, residents should call Health Link at 811..Justice.Due to the wildfire evacuation of Evansburg, Evansburg court sittings on Monday, May 8 have been relocated to Stony Plain.The Drayton Valley circuit court is within the Town of Drayton Valley’s evacuation order. The next sitting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 16..Agriculture and livestock.Agricultural societies may have room for livestock evacuated from wildfire areas. Contact the Alberta Association of Agricultural Societies.Evacuated farmers and ranchers:Can contact the wildfire resource line at 310-4455 with agriculture and livestock-related questions.Should register at the reception centre identified for their community so staff can quickly assist them and connect them with the resources they need.May need re-entry permits if they want to go back into an evacuated area to check on livestock and should check with their municipality before entering..Alberta Emergency Alerts.For up-to-the-minute Alberta Emergency Alert information, visit Alberta Emergency Alert.Albertans are encouraged to download the Alberta Emergency Alert mobile app, which immediately pushes all alerts out to subscribers..Donations.Albertans who wish to help can make cash donations through the Canadian Red Cross or within their regions to a recognized charitable organization of their choice.Financial donations are preferred for disaster events, as most critical items can be sourced locally and monetary donations can be used to support vulnerable populations and be targeted to mental health initiatives in support of evacuees.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith toured the smoldering ground in Parkland County on Sunday to see the damage in Entwistle..She also met with officials for an update on the sitution in the area.."We were talking about the process that they went through when the fires began, and how they had to manage it with the dozers to make sure that they were getting down to bare earth to create firebreaks," Smith told the Western Standard in an interview at the scene.."They were giving me an indication on that map of where the fire was moving to and how quickly and how close it got to to Evansburg and the reason why they had to evacuate. there were also talks about how they had to, unfortunately make a second decision after bringing people home to evacuate again and we're just doing the assessment now.". Burnt Forest in Parkland County .Smith said once an acessment is completed, they'll should be able to get people back home.."So those are the things that I'm also hearing," Smith said..The ground still smokes in Parkland County as officials continue to observe the situtuion. the mayor of Parkland County confirmed only one house was lost and some outbuildings.."At this point we've confirmed that we have lost one residence as well as some outbuildings and we don't have any further information at this point in time," Allan Gamble said.."We still do have a full evacuation order that is in place now for the Hamlet of Entwistle.".the government issued this bulletin at 6 p.m..Mandatory evacuation orders are in effect for the following areas. Please check alberta.ca/emergency or download the Alberta Emergency Alertmobile app for complete information:Parts of Brazeau County, including the town of Drayton Valley. Evacuees should register in Edmonton at the Expo Centre, Hall C, at 7515 118 Avenue.Parts of Northern Sunrise County.The entire town of Rainbow Lake. Evacuees should register in High Level at the High Level Arena, at 10101 105 Avenue.Fox Creek, Little Smoky and surrounding areas. Evacuees should register at the Allan and Jean Millar Centre, at 58 Sunset Boulevard in Whitecourt.Parts of Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation and the Municipal District of Greenview. Evacuees should register at Memorial Hall, 4808 50 Street in Valleyview.Parts of the County of Grande Prairie. Evacuees should register at the Bonnets Energy Centre, 10017 99 Avenue, Grande Prairie.Parts of Big Lakes County. Evacuees should register at Elks Rodeo Hall on Highway 749.Parts of Lac Ste Anne County. Evacuees should register at the Mayerthorpe Diamond Centre, at 4184 54 Street.Parts of Yellowhead County, including the town of Edson, should register at the Dr. Duncan Murray Rec Centre, at 805 Switzer Drive, Hinton or at the Jasper Fitness & Aquatics Centre, at 305 Bonhomme Street.The communities of Whitefish River and Aitkameg. Evacuees should register at the Town of Slave Lake office, at 10 Main Street, Slave Lake.Parkland County and the Hamlet of Entwistle. Evacuees should register at Wabamun Jubilee Hall, at 5132 53 Avenue in Wabamun.Residents of the following areas should be prepared to evacuate on short notice:The Grovesdale area of the Municipal District of Greenview.The area west of Beaverdam Provincial Recreation Area and east of the Bighorn Dam, including the hamlet of Nordegg.Parts of the County of Grande Prairie, including the Pipestone Creek area.The town of High Prairie.Parts of Wetaskiwin County.The town of Valleyview.Eighteen declared states of local emergency and two band council resolutions include:Big Lakes CountyBrazeau CountyClear Hills CountyClearwater CountyDrayton ValleyTown of EdsonMD of FairviewFox CreekGift Lake Metis SettlementCounty of Grande PrairieTown of High PrairieNorthern Sunrise CountyEast Prairie Metis SettlementSaddle Hills CountyLac St. Anne CountyParkland CountyRainbow LakeYellowhead CountyThe Little Red River Cree Nation (Fox Lake) has declared a band council resolutionWhitefish Lake First Nation has declared a band council resolution.Health.Drayton Valley Hospital has been fully evacuated, with patients/continuing care residents and families being notified of the new location of all patients and continuing care residents.Edson Healthcare Centre has been fully evacuated, with patients/continuing care residents and families being notified of the new location of all patients and continuing care residents.The Fox Creek Health Centre has been fully evacuated, with patients/continuing care residents and families being notified of the new location of all patients and continuing care residents.High Prairie Health Complex has been fully evacuated, with patients/continuing care residents and families being notified of the new location of all patients and continuing care residents.Alberta Health Services has issued a boil water advisory for the River Bend Water Co-op in Big Lakes County as a precautionary measure.The advisory is in place for any remaining water within the water system, and for when water service is restored following wildfire evacuation. Instructions are available on the Alberta Health Services Coping with Emergencies website.EMS and zones continue to be fully engaged to ensure the safe transport and care of all patients/residents. Other zones and provincial programs are assisting with reception centres and ensuring availability of spaces/equipment as needed.Alberta Health Services is deploying mobile air quality monitoring, as multiple communities are reporting high levels of smoke and ash residue.Residents affected by the wildfires who have health care-related questions and are looking for up-to-date information about the wildfires or health care resources, should visit the Alberta Health Services Wildfire Resources webpage.For non-emergency health advice, including information on their health care options, residents should call Health Link at 811..Justice.Due to the wildfire evacuation of Evansburg, Evansburg court sittings on Monday, May 8 have been relocated to Stony Plain.The Drayton Valley circuit court is within the Town of Drayton Valley’s evacuation order. The next sitting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 16..Agriculture and livestock.Agricultural societies may have room for livestock evacuated from wildfire areas. Contact the Alberta Association of Agricultural Societies.Evacuated farmers and ranchers:Can contact the wildfire resource line at 310-4455 with agriculture and livestock-related questions.Should register at the reception centre identified for their community so staff can quickly assist them and connect them with the resources they need.May need re-entry permits if they want to go back into an evacuated area to check on livestock and should check with their municipality before entering..Alberta Emergency Alerts.For up-to-the-minute Alberta Emergency Alert information, visit Alberta Emergency Alert.Albertans are encouraged to download the Alberta Emergency Alert mobile app, which immediately pushes all alerts out to subscribers..Donations.Albertans who wish to help can make cash donations through the Canadian Red Cross or within their regions to a recognized charitable organization of their choice.Financial donations are preferred for disaster events, as most critical items can be sourced locally and monetary donations can be used to support vulnerable populations and be targeted to mental health initiatives in support of evacuees.
