Grande Prairie County No. 1 under evacuation due to wildfire

An evacuation order was issued for Grande Prairie County No. 1 Friday night. An Alberta Emergency Alert was issued for the county at 8:46 p.m. due to a wildfire four kilometres east of the Town of Teepee Creek, near Range Road 31 and Township Road 740. Residents of Grande Prairie County No. 1 were told to travel north to Township Road 742 and west to Highway 733. Evacuees should register at the Pomeroy Hotel and Conference Centre in Grande Prairie at 11633 100 Street.Visit our wildfires page for