More than 19,470 people have been forced out of their homes, with Swan Hills, northeast of Edmonton, the latest community to order an evacuation Tuesday
Hot and dry conditions have worsened wildfires throughout Western Canada, forcing thousands from their homes and leaving many regions under a layer of smoke.
Hooka-Nooza said the fire crept within 13 kilometres of the community and workers were using bulldozers to build a fireguard to keep flames at bay. An email was sent to all Government of Alberta employees Tuesday asking anyone with firefighting experience to volunteer. Sixty additional firefighters from Ontario also arrived in the province.
A convoy of vehicles was allowed to leave a northern Saskatchewan village Tuesday after Buffalo Narrows issued a mandatory evacuation order. Mayor Sandy Ericson posted on social media that poor air quality due to smoke and the loss of electricity made it unsafe to stay. The power outage means a lot of people didn't have a way to cook indoors and there were food shortages at retailers in and around the community, he said. Those lucky enough to have generators are using them to try to stop food from spoiling.The weather has not been co-operative in battling blazes in northern British Columbia, and officials there said an ongoing heat wave is increasing the fire risk further south.
There were 63 wildfires burning across the province. More than 500 square kilometres have burned already this year in British Columbia, Chapman added, which is higher than the 10-year average of 110 square kilometres. An unusual May heat wave has spurred rising wildfire risk across the West as dozens of heat records were set or tied in B.C. and Alberta. Wildfire smoke descended on Calgary with the sun appearing a vibrant red through the orange-tinged haze Tuesday morning.
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