One of the main routes through the mountains connecting Alberta and B.C. is currently impassable.RCMP confirm a rock slide early Saturday morning has forced the closure of Highway 16 in both ... Read More

Yellowhead County; Action to take: The evacuation route for Peers is north on Highway 32 and west on Highway 748; Evacuation route for southeast of Peers is west on Highway 16; Highway 32, one ... Read More

Visibly exhausted from a night of work, which started with a hasty drive to Jasper National Park, Edmonton Fire Rescue Services (EFRS) firefighter, Roy Penner, estimated that a third of the town had ... Read More

A last-ditch effort to use controlled burns to reroute the fire to natural barriers like Highway 16 and the Athabasca River failed due ... would bring some relief. Alberta Forestry Minister Todd ... Read More

Yellowhead County says a gas metering station was involved in a grass fire 10 kilometres west of Edson on Monday and no pipelines were involved. The grass fire briefly made Highway 16 impassable ... Read More

Description: Cancellation of Alberta Emergency Alert for Niton Junction in Yellowhead County. Highway 16 is open. Power and gas has been restored. A motor vehicle collision caused a fuel spill at the ... Read More