SPSA wildfire update: residents near Candle Lake, Meath Park on high alert #News #Canadian #CDN

Conditions improving, but pre-evacuation alert still in effect for Candle Lake

Candle Lake Mayor Colleen Lavoie assured residents they were closely watching wildfire developments as the resort village prepares to receive hundreds of guests for Welcome Back to the Lake festivities on Saturday. Lavoie said conditions improved slightly on Friday thanks to cooler weather and reduced winds, but the community is still under a pre-evacuation alert. […]

SPSA wildfire update: residents near Candle Lake, Meath Park on high alert #News #Canadian #CDN

The human-caused Camp Fire is approximately 32,000 hectares in size. It is considered uncontained and is burning about 25 kilometres to the east of Candle Lake, about 15 kilometres away from Smeaton and 11 kilometres away from Snowden. Bob Reid is a farmer who resides in the area. He said the fire is near the community pasture land. He and other area farmers have been discing burning fields with their own equipment. Reid questioned the SPSA’s re…