Slave Lake Wildfire

• After 2011 wildfire, Slave Lake better prepared amid current evacuation alert

  A wildfire evacuation alert was issued for the town of Slave Lake on Sunday, where hundreds of homes, businesses and government buildings were destroyed in a 2011 blaze.

  Fire

  Jul 21, 2025
  
• Former Slave Lake mayor says sense of community key as Jasper rebuilds

  The former mayor of Slave Lake, ravaged by wildfire more than a decade ago, says community ties will be key as Jasper recovers from the blaze that swept through last month. 

  Fire

  Aug 15, 2024
  
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• 5 things to know about the 2011 Slave Lake wildfire

  Here are five things we've learned about the Slave Lake wildfire 10 years ago, when nearly 400 homes and businesses were reduced to ash and rubble with little warning.

  Canada

  May 9, 2021
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• Former Slave Lake mayor remembers wildfire that burned through town 10 years ago

  Karina Pillay was in her third term as mayor of Slave Lake when the wildfire, with little warning, burned about one-third of the northern Alberta town 10 years ago this month.

  Environment

  May 9, 2021
• Alberta government looking for witnesses, says arsonist started May Slave Lake wildfire

  The Alberta government says an arsonist was behind a massive wildfire that burned over 273,000 hectares in the Slave Lake area in the summer of 2019.

  Crime

  Oct 22, 2019
• Alberta wildfires: All eyes on the weather as lightning becomes concern near Slave Lake

  The weather will be the number one concern near Slave Lake on Saturday, as a nearby wildfire experienced some growth overnight.

  Canada

  Jun 1, 2019
• Alberta wildfires: Evacuation alerts and orders in place across the province

  A summary of the existing evacuation orders and wildfire alerts across Alberta.

  Environment

  May 30, 2019
• Alberta institute wants to share Indigenous solutions to handling wildfires

  A study based at an institute in Canmore will look to limit and cope with wildfire by studying how First Nations managed fire, modernizing traditional stories from Indigenous elders.

  Environment

  May 21, 2019
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• Alberta study suggests schools, ring roads and parking lots can help prevent spread of wildfires

  A University of Calgary study says there need to be more wide, open spaces to prevent catastrophic wildfires like the one that devastated the city of Fort McMurray in northeastern Alberta two years ago.

  Canada

  May 23, 2018
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• Dry winter could lead to active wildfire season in Alberta

  A University of Alberta professor says Alberta could potentially face an active wildfire season this spring, nearly a year after the Fort McMurray wildfire ravaged thousands of hectares, destroyed hundreds of houses and displaced an entire community.

  Environment

  Mar 4, 2017