Edson fire evacuation

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After nearly a week away, residents of Edson, Alta. The wildfire evacuation order issued June 9 will lift at 6 p. Thursday, allowing residents to head home, town and county officials said during a noon update on social media. However, an evacuation alert is now in effect for residents in the region, meaning people should be prepared to evacuate on short notice within four hours. We cannot turn our backs on it. This is the reality," Christine Beveridge, Edson's chief administrative officer, said during Thursday's update. The town, kilometres west of Edmonton, is among dozens of communities across Alberta forced to evacuate during this year's historic wildfire season.

Edson fire evacuation

Days after wildfire evacuation orders were lifted for residents of Edson and Yellowhead County in west-central Alberta, flooding triggered by battering rain is forcing some residents out of their homes again. Residents of the town and parts of the county have been forced out twice recently due to the threat of encroaching wildfires. But heavy rains that allowed wildfire evacuation orders to lift last week have now triggered a new emergency. The county and the town have both declared states of local emergency due to flooding. People in affected areas are being told to avoid washed-out roads, to prepare for power outages and to stay away from downed power lines. As rivers began to overflow their banks Monday, people who live in Lower Robb were ordered to leave their homes. The hamlet of Robb is about 60 kilometres southwest of Edson. On Tuesday morning, a shelter-in-place order was issued for residents in southern parts of Peers, a hamlet 40 km northeast of Edson, due to a bridge that had been damaged by flooding. Yellowhead County is among a growing number of Alberta communities contending with flooding after heavy rains and some snow following weeks of dry heat. As of midday Tuesday, rivers and creeks continue to overrun their banks, threatening homes and infrastructure.

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The evacuation order for the town of Edson was lifted at 6 p. Thursday, and the community was moved to a four-hour evacuation alert. I feel good about that," Donald Hayman said with a big laugh. Justin Lickman and his family went to a hotel in Edmonton. They didn't immediately leave when the evacuation order came down. And it was almost to that point.

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Edson fire evacuation

After nearly a week away, residents of Edson, Alta. The wildfire evacuation order issued June 9 will lift at 6 p. Thursday, allowing residents to head home, town and county officials said during a noon update on social media. However, an evacuation alert is now in effect for residents in the region, meaning people should be prepared to evacuate on short notice within four hours. We cannot turn our backs on it. This is the reality," Christine Beveridge, Edson's chief administrative officer, said during Thursday's update. The town, kilometres west of Edmonton, is among dozens of communities across Alberta forced to evacuate during this year's historic wildfire season. More than 8, residents were ordered to leave on June 9 as a fire grew dangerously close to Edson's southern boundary. It was the second time this year the town was evacuated due to the threat of wildfire. Lohr, 80, said it's not easy for him to deal with packing and hooking up his RV, and he doesn't want to deal with the uncertainty of the ongoing evacuation alert while the wildfire near town remains out of control.

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More than 8, residents were ordered to leave on June 9 as a fire grew dangerously close to Edson's southern boundary. Nearly 75, Canadians sign petition calling on federal government to end daylight saving time. Subscribe to Edson Area Updates. Sussex resident calls for permanent solution to flooding Sask. Wallis Snowdon is a journalist with CBC Edmonton focused on bringing stories to the website and the airwaves. Now estimated at , hectares, the fire south of the town of 9, has grown about 73, hectares since Friday. Buses will leave the Edmonton Expo Centre at 4 p. Player grades: Oilers leave a point on the table in lacklustre loss to Sabres. Evacuees can bring their pets, and due to the hot temperatures are encouraged to not leave animals in vehicles. But she didn't like the answer she got. On Friday, Alberta Wildfire said the hot, dry and windy conditions are contributing to the fire growth. Lickman said many residents stayed in the community, despite the June 9 order because of wildfires burning near the town.

An evacuation order has been issued for the Town of Edson and some regions of Yellowhead County, west of Edmonton due to wildfire danger. It's the second time Edson residents have been forced to flee their homes in the last month.

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