'The worst is behind us': Evacuation order issued as flood waters threaten Slave Lake

Few people were concerned when the rain began in the Slave Lake area Sunday morning.
But then it intensified, and then came the wind.
Come Monday afternoon “things started getting a little sketchy,” said town mayor Tyler Warman.
In a 48-hour period close to 106mm of rain fell and rivers rose.
At 2 a.m. Tuesday, residents in the Eating Creek and Marten Beach were told to leave their properties within 30 minutes before egress roads in the area became undrivable because of deteriorating