EDMONTON — Most of the remaining people still out of their communities due to wildfires in northern Alberta have been cleared to go home. The province says evacuation orders have been lifted for Bigstone Cree Nation and the hamlets of Wabasca-Desmarais, Sandy Lake and Chipewyan Lake. About 700 people from Paddle Prairie Metis Settlement, where homes were lost, are still under an evacuation order. Crews that include more than 2,000 people are still fighting out-of-control fires in remote areas, including the massive Chuckegg Creek fire near High Level. The fire danger is some areas remains extreme.

Source: National Post June 13, 2019 02:26 UTC