Alberta Emergency Alert - Wildfire Alert Updated

Description: Alberta Emergency Alert - Wildfire Alert Updated

The Mandatory Evacuation Order that has been extended from Fort McMurray only includes Camps and Production Facilities on Aostra Road, and a list of these camps are included below. The Ruth Lake Camp is not on this list but should be prepared to evacuate on short notice. No other camps are affected by this order at this time.

Camps and Facilities which are affected by this evacuation order are: Black Sands Lodge Brion Energy – MacKay Grizzly Oilsands – Thickwood MacKay River Lodge on Aostra Marathon Oil – Birchwood Noralta Poplar Creek – also called Birch Southern Pacific – STP MacKay Sunshine Oil Sands - Thickwood The above camps and facilities are the ONLY ones affected by this order. Syncrude and Suncor Base Facilities are not affected at this time but should be prepared to evacuation on short notice if required.

Action to take:

• All Camps and Production Refineries on Aostra Road are to evacuate immediately, and all evacuees are to head south on Highway 63
• The Ruth Lake Camp should be prepared to evacuate on short notice
• For a complete list of Camps and Facilities being evacuated go to the Alberta Emergency Alert Public Website.

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