Wizard Lake

• Blue-green algae advisory issued for Pigeon and Wizard lakes

  Alberta Health Services issued a blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) advisories for both Wizard Lake and the nearby Pigeon Lake, both located south of Edmonton.

  Environment

  Aug 18, 2023
  
• Notable increase in drownings across Alberta: RCMP

  Water experts are urging people to be prepared when heading out to the lake or river. There have been more than 20 drownings in Alberta this year, according to RCMP.

  Canada

  Aug 2, 2021
  
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• Man drowns at Wizard Lake as Alberta RCMP issue warning about water safety

  A man's body has been recovered from a lake southwest of Edmonton after he disappeared in the water Wednesday night. 

  Canada

  Jul 14, 2021
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• Edmonton Symphony Orchestra musicians set to serenade boaters on a lake on Canada Day

  While the COVID-19 pandemic has seriously disrupted many people's Canada Day plans, the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra has come up with an imaginative idea to provide some safe entertainment on the holiday.

  Canada

  Jun 29, 2020
• Alberta mom ‘shocked’ to capture possible landspout tornado on video

  An central Alberta mother who shares a keen interest in storms and weather said she and her son were thrilled to see what appeared to be a landspout tornado form southwest of Edmonton on Thursday.

  Weather

  May 24, 2018
• Thorsby RCMP ask for help finding snowmobiler who went missing in central Alberta

  The RCMP is asking the public for help as they try to locate an overdue snowmobiler last seen in the Wizard Lake area, southeast of Thorsby, Alta.

  Canada

  Mar 11, 2018
• Blue-green algae advisory issued for Wizard Lake

  Alberta Health Services is warning residents living around Wizard Lake of blue-green algae in the water.

  Environment

  Jul 18, 2014