Thousands of people have been forced from their homes and Alberta's wildfire resources have been pushed to their limit. The latest evacuation order came Monday afternoon for the 1,850 residents of Valleyview in northwestern Alberta.
Soldiers began fanning out last week after the province, which remains in a state of emergency, requested military aid.
To date this year, more than 465 wildfires have burned across Alberta, consuming nearly 532,000 hectares of forest and destroying hundreds of homes, plus businesses and critical infrastructure. Evacuation orders came late Sunday evening for the remote northern community of Chipewyan Lake, home to around 80 residents. Around 772 residents of Chateh, Alta., were also ordered to evacuate.
It's an anxious time for the northern Alberta town. As evacuees from surrounding communities trickle in, residents have been preparing for the possibility that they too might be forced to leave. The town has been on evacuation alert for 10 days.
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