Fire, off-highway vehicle bans expanded in northern Alberta
The fire ban prohibiting campfires and unauthorized burning and restricting the recreational use of off-highway vehicles throughout most of northern Alberta has been expanded.
The fire ban now includes the forest areas around Lac La Biche, Slave Lake, Whitecourt, Edson and Grande Prairie, and then north to the Northwest Territories border. A recreational ban on off-highway vehicles on public land is included in the ban.
“Weather conditions have increased the wildfire hazard level throughout central and northern Alberta. Expanding the fire ban and off-highway vehicle restrictions will help reduce the chance of further wildfires,” said Devin Dreeshen, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry.