Mayor Tyler Warman said MLA Pat Rehn has not reached out to Slave Lake town council since it issued a public letter calling for him to resign for non-performance of duties.

Hours after residents of High Level, Alta., and surrounding areas were issued an evacuation order because of a growing wildfire inching closer to their communities, people forced to flee began arriving at a reception centre in Slave Lake on Monday evening.

Communities in northern Alberta are facing high water levels after a rainfall warning from Environment Canada.