The Alberta government said it has questions and will be looking into the messaging used in evacuation orders issued Monday night amid a wildfire in the Jasper region.
The Alberta government said it will be looking into the messaging used in evacuation orders issued Monday night amid a wildfire in the Jasper region, when it was initially said the fire would reach the townsite in five hours but later corrected to say people needed to be out by then. Nicole Di Donato explains.
In another update just after 11 p.m., the Alberta Emergency Alert stated the fire was not, in fact, expected to reach the community in five hours — rather, that everyone in the town should be out within five hours.Public Safety and Emergency Services Minister Mike Ellis was asked about the mixed messaging during a news conference the following morning.“The original message was put out by the local municipality.
Ellis said he and Premier Danielle Smith had questions themselves about the messaging. He said it’s something the province will look into. Global News reached out to the municipality, which deferred questions to Parks Canada. Global News has reached out to Parks Canada for comment. As of publishing, a response had not been received.
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