The 2011 Wildfire

A story of regional crisis and recovery

Dense boreal forest adds to our region's rugged beauty. But it can also pose a danger to lives, homes and livelihoods when wind direction, moisture codes and other variables conspire.

On Saturday, May 14, 2011, conditions for disaster to strike could not have aligned with more devastating precision.

Ten-Year Wildfire Retrospective

A decade after one of Canada's worst natural disasters, the leaders of Lesser Slave River, Sawridge First Nation and the Town of Slave Lake sat down for a solemn look back at the devastation of the May 2011 wildfires, and a chat about how far their communities have come since that fateful day.
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Vignette: Sawridge First Nation

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Vignette: Lesser Slave River

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Vignette: Town of Slave Lake

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