Grande Prairie County No. 1 under state of emergency, evacuation orders due to wildfire

Out-of-control wildfires in northern Alberta prompted a local state of emergency in the County of Grande Prairie early Saturday morning, as well as evacuation orders in the county and the Municipal District of Greenview.  Visit our wildfires page for the latest news, emergency alerts and moreDue to a 1,400-hectare fire burning four kilometres east of the Hamlet of Teepee Creek, an evacuation order was issued Friday night for Kleskun Creek north to Township Road 742, as well as the Riverston