Alberta Residents Evacuated Due to Wildfire
The 4,000 residents of High Level, Alberta, along with 750 people from the nearby Bushe River Reserve, were evacuated as a 69,000-hectare forest fire burned approximately 3 km from the community. The village of Wabasca and the Bigstone Cree Nation were ordered to evacuate on 29 May, while Chipewyan Lake Village was evacuated overnight on 30 May.