Alberta campers take precautions as province-wide fire ban continues

May long weekend often marks the unofficial kickoff to camping season in Alberta, but a province-wide fire ban and volatile wildfire conditions are prompting thousands of outdoor enthusiasts to take precautions. The fire danger is extreme in northern Alberta and high throughout almost all of the rest of the province with 487 fires having burned 765,000 hectares of land so far. A fire ban and off-highway vehicle restriction remain in place across the forest protection area, which runs along the f