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❄️SnowyIn🇨🇦❄️

⚠️ 🔥 Wildfire Evacuation Order 🔥 ⚠️ 🚨
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May 11, 2026

An Alberta Emergency Alert was issued shortly after 5 p.m. on Monday to alert area residents to the evacuation order.

West Ridge area , near Whitecourt
👉 LEAVE IMMEDIATELY 👈

#Alberta #Canada #Wildfire
#Alert

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-wildfire-evacuation-woodlands-county-9.7195952?cmp=rss

Out-of-control wildfire spurs evacuation order for area near Whitecourt, Alta. | CBC News

A wildfire burning out of control in north-central Alberta has prompted an evacuation order for part of Woodlands County. An emergency alert says the fire is burning 3.5 kilometres south of Whitecourt and is just one kilometre away from Highway 43.

CBC

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❄️SnowyIn🇨🇦❄️12h ago

⚠️ 🔥 Wildfire Evacuation Order 🔥 ⚠️ 🚨
Leave Immediately
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May 11, 2026
updated
An evacuation order has been issued for residents of Woodlands County due to an out-of-control wildfire burning in the area.

The alert says the affected area is east of Range Road 114 and south of Highway 43, including the West Ridge subdivision.

#Alberta #Canada #Wildfire #Alert

https://www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/article/wildfire-evacuation-order-issued-for-county-northwest-of-edmonton/

Wildfire evacuation order issued for county northwest of Edmonton

An evacuation order has been issued for residents of Woodlands County due to an out-of-control wildfire burning in the area.

CTVNews

And so it begins.

That was my first thought. I nearly wrote it on the post but then decided I shouldn't add clutter --keep it clear/concise.

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KimberlyN 🇨🇦11h ago

@SnowyCA

Every year it gets worse. It’s heartbreaking. Infuriating.

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❄️SnowyIn🇨🇦❄️10h ago

@KimberlyN

yup. Especially agreeing on the "infuriating because too many innocent people suffer the consequences of greedy oil execs who while they sit back with their jets and mansions, and enjoy the good life , average people are losing everything!