Slave Lake Wildfire
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Former Slave Lake mayor says sense of community key as Jasper rebuildsThe 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.FireAug 15
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5 things to know about the 2011 Slave Lake wildfireHere 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.CanadaMay 9, 2021
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Former Slave Lake mayor remembers wildfire that burned through town 10 years agoKarina 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.EnvironmentMay 9, 2021
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Alberta government looking for witnesses, says arsonist started May Slave Lake wildfireThe 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.CrimeOct 22, 2019
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Alberta wildfires: All eyes on the weather as lightning becomes concern near Slave LakeThe weather will be the number one concern near Slave Lake on Saturday, as a nearby wildfire experienced some growth overnight.CanadaJun 1, 2019
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Alberta wildfires: Evacuation alerts and orders in place across the provinceA summary of the existing evacuation orders and wildfire alerts across Alberta.EnvironmentMay 30, 2019
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Alberta institute wants to share Indigenous solutions to handling wildfiresA 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.EnvironmentMay 21, 2019
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Alberta study suggests schools, ring roads and parking lots can help prevent spread of wildfiresA 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.CanadaMay 23, 2018
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Dry winter could lead to active wildfire season in AlbertaA 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.EnvironmentMar 4, 2017
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Calgary researcher forecasts wildfires with NASA satellite imagesResearchers at the University of Calgary are looking at a different way to predict wildfires than what’s currently used.EnvironmentJul 26, 2016
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