Slave Lake Wildfire

• 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
  
• 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
  
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• 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
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• 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
• 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
• 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
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• Calgary researcher forecasts wildfires with NASA satellite images

  Researchers at the University of Calgary are looking at a different way to predict wildfires than what’s currently used.

  Environment

  Jul 26, 2016
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• ‘You’re going to get through this,’ former mayor of Slave Lake tells Fort McMurray

  Karina Pillay knows exactly what Melissa Blake is feeling. Five years ago, Pillay was the mayor of Slave Lake when wildfire ripped through that municipality, destroying one-third of the community.

  Canada

  May 10, 2016