Slave Lake News

An air-tanker does a drop on the wildfire that is burning near Bonnyville, Alberta on Tuesday May 15, 2012.

Royal wishes were among the many received by the town of Slave Lake as it marked the one year anniversary of a devastating wildfire.

Prince William has written to the residents of Slave Lake, Alta., wishing them the best on the anniversary of the wildfire which ravaged the town May 15, 2011.

The Redford government has a tricky job as the legislature opens: surging into the future while trying to shake off the past.

SLAVE LAKE, Alta. - A 50-year-old man has died after the canoe he was in capsized in northern Alberta.

But Garry Jacobs carries on with his 20-year stint as a volunteer with the Canadian Red Cross in Red Deer.

Aloha to aloha land: Hawaii's beaches are going bye-bye , says the US Geological Service, reports Cornelia Dean at the New York Times .

Alberta's former top public safety official says he warned the government months before the Slave Lake fire that it was ill-equipped to protect the public in the event of a major disaster.

The province needs better communications to co-ordinate wildfire fighting efforts around populated areas, says the chair of a committee that reviewed the handling of last year's devastating Slave... On a sultry, sunny Saturday in May beside the statue of Samuel de Champlain on Quebec City's historic Dufferin Terrace, a group of teenaged hockey ... (more)

Days after Slave Lake marked the first anniversary of the day wildfires destroyed one third of the town, the province has released an independent report outlining recommendations to prevent such destruction in the future.

One year ago this week, one-third of the small Alberta town of Slave Lake was destroyed in a fire.The community is slowly rising from the ashes, but it will never again be the same.

One year ago this week, one-third of the small Alberta town of Slave Lake was destroyed in a fire.The community is slowly rising from the ashes, but it will never again be the same.

One year ago this week, one-third of the small Alberta town of Slave Lake was destroyed in a fire.The community is slowly rising from the ashes, but it will never again be the same.

One year ago this week, one-third of the small Alberta town of Slave Lake was destroyed in a fire.The community is slowly rising from the ashes, but it will never again be the same.

One year ago this week, one-third of the small Alberta town of Slave Lake was destroyed in a fire.The community is slowly rising from the ashes, but it will never again be the same.

One year ago this week, one-third of the small Alberta town of Slave Lake was destroyed in a fire.The community is slowly rising from the ashes, but it will never again be the same.

One year ago this week, one-third of the small Alberta town of Slave Lake was destroyed in a fire.The community is slowly rising from the ashes, but it will never again be the same.

One year ago this week, one-third of the small Alberta town of Slave Lake was destroyed in a fire.The community is slowly rising from the ashes, but it will never again be the same.

One year ago this week, one-third of the small Alberta town of Slave Lake was destroyed in a fire.The community is slowly rising from the ashes, but it will never again be the same.

One year ago this week, one-third of the small Alberta town of Slave Lake was destroyed in a fire.The community is slowly rising from the ashes, but it will never again be the same.