"In the 7 p.m. update, Fort Saskatchewan RCMP confirmed that the fire had spread to structures in the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village."
Oh no! I hope it doesn't get into Elk Island Park either.
#elkislandnationalpark #ukrainianvillage #hwy16 #fire #fireseason2025
Wildfire burns Ukrainian Cultural Village, shuts Elk Island National Park | Edmonton Journal https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/wildfire-ukrainian-cultural-village-shuts-highway-elk-island-national-park-evacuations
UPDATE 4: Posted at 02:27 MT
#Jasper, #Alberta evacuation continues.
Reception centres open in #Valemont #BC as well as #GrandePrairie and #Calgary #AB.
#ABfire
#BCfire
#wildfires
#EvacuationOrder
#ABroads
#YellowheadHighway
#Hwy16
#Valemont
#YQU
#YYC
UPDATE 3: in #BritishColumbia, #YellowheadHighway is closed (eastbound only). Highway remains OPEN westbound for Jasper evacuees.
Info from Drive.bc:
> Fort George / Highway 16 Eastbound
Highway 16 (Yellowhead Highway), eastbound. Limited visibility with smoke between Hwy 5/16 JCT at Tete Jaune and BC AB Border for 76.6 km (Tete Jaune to British Columbia and Alberta Border). Road closed.
#Hwy16
#ABroads
#BCroads
#Jasper
#EvacuationOrder
#wildfires
#ABfire
#BCfire
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Likely Jan Lukas