#mackenzie county

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Forest (No. 309)

Hotchkiss, AB (six pics)

Fort Vermillion, AB (five pics)

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Mobile AlertSite for Alberta Emergency Alert

MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDERS FOR NORTHERN LIGHTS AND MACKENZIE COUNTIES.

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Residents in the Evacuation area must evacuate immediately. Residents must report to the Reception Centre located at the County of Northern Lights Main Office Building, at 600, 7th Ave. NW, Manning. If you are physically unable to evacuate on your own call 780 836 3348 and together, we will make a plan. Use extreme caution while driving as visibility may be poor.

Everyone in the area of La Crete Ferry Campground and 2 km east from the campground must evacuate the area immediately. Person on the West side of the Peace River should evacuate towards Highway 35 and persons on the East side of the river must evacuate towards La Crete.

Find out more here

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Fort Vermilion, AB (No. 1)

Fort Vermilion is a hamlet on the Peace River in northern Alberta, Canada, within Mackenzie County.

Established in 1788, Fort Vermilion shares the title of oldest European settlement in Alberta with Fort Chipewyan. Fort Vermilion contains many modern amenities to serve its inhabitants as well as the surrounding rural community. The municipal office of Mackenzie County, Alberta's largest municipality by land area, is located in Fort Vermilion.

The hamlet is located in Census Division No. 17.

Source: Wikipedia

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Forest (No. 308)

Fort Vermillion, AB

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Evac Alert Update

*June 1, 2019 at 3:00 p.m.*

The 8 hour evacuation alert is simply a notification to allow you to prepare for potential evacuation. You are not required to evacuate at this time.

If an evacuation is issued, you will be given up to 8 hours’ notice beforehand.

Evacuation Alert

June 1, 2019 at 2:00 p.m.

Out of an abundance of caution, we are putting a wide swath of the High Level area and Mackenzie County area on an 8-hour evacuation alert.

This is due to shifting winds and dry conditions.

This means residents – located in Mackenzie County east of High Level, in areas north and south of the Peace River, including people in La Crete, Fort Vermilion and Beaver First Nation’s Boyer River and Child Lake Reserves – should start getting prepared to evacuate.

• Fuel your vehicles.

• Gather important documents.

• Have enough food and water for 2 to 3 days.

Not included in evacuation alert: Hutch Lake subdivision and Zama City.

Eastern boundary: Rural Road 120

Southern boundary: Township Road 1040

If a mandatory evacuation order is issued, bring medication, blankets, sleeping bags, personal items and identification.

For all inquiries, please contact the Mackenzie County Incident Command Centre at [phone]. Listen to local community radio. Check Mackenzie County’s Facebook page.

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Wildfire Threatens High Level, Alberta, 22 May 2019.

For the second summer in a row, wildfires are scarring vast areas in northern Alberta. The fire pictured is threatening High Level, a key town on the only highway to Yellowkwnife in the NWT.

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58.405259°N, 118.415671°W Mackenzie County, Alberta, Canada photo by Flow North Paddling — The Chinchaga River flows into Hay River, which flows into the Great Slave Lake, which empties via the Mackenzie River into the Arctic Ocean.

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Crackle a Car and Explore the Mountains of New Zealand

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