Courtesy: Big Lakes County
Big Lakes County Update
An Evacuation Order has been Downgraded to an Alert for Residents South of Township Road
740 and North of East Prairie Metis Settlement
Big Lakes County, AB – The evacuation order for residents south of Township Road 740, west of
Range Road 161A, east of Range Road 164 and north of Township 734 has been lifted and a
ONE-HOUR EVACUATION ALERT has been implemented.
If you are in the following areas, you are under a ONE-HOUR EVACUATION ALERT and must
prepare to evacuate. The areas involved are as follows:
Residents south of Highway 2, east of Range Road 190, north of Township Road 710,
west of range road 160, north of Township Road 730, west of Range Road 150, south of
township road 740 and west of range road 154.
Residents must PREPARE to evacuate. Gather pets, important documents and medication, and
enough food, water, and supplies for at least 3 days.
Further instructions will be given to those directly impacted. Citizens are to monitor
www.biglakescounty.ca, the Big Lakes County Facebook page, and the Alberta Emergency Alert
website for additional information.
Keith Hopper, Trending 55
