A massive fire threatening Fox Lake is now moving east, away from the remote northern Alberta community, said Conroy Sewepagaham, chief of the Little Red River Cree Nation.
The Paskwa fire at Fox Lake, 150 kilometres east of High Level, is among the fires currently defying suppression efforts.Firefighters are working to tame hot spots but the forecast is not encouraging, Sewepagaham said.
Little Red River Cree Nation is made up of three communities — Fox Lake, Garden River and John D'Or Prairie. Indigenous Services Canada is helping set up temporary housing in John D'Or Prairie for 500 people, including a commercial kitchen and other amenities. He said it's unclear when residents can safely return home. The damage is extensive and smoke persists in the air.Alberta residents scramble to defend their properties from wildfires, and some say there's been a lack of help from the province.
In Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation, 45 structures, including homes and the community's elder centre, have been destroyed. Around 1,600 people from the community have been evacuated to nearby Grande Prairie and Valleyview, and also to Edmonton.
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