A windswept wildfire east of Elk Island National Park, behind the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village, triggered evacuations Friday night, shutting down Highway 16 at the park, say RCMP.

An out-of-control grassfire has prompted the closure of Highway 16 east of Elk Island National Park, RCMP said Friday. Fort Saskatchewan RCMP responded to the fire at 5:30 p.m. and are asking the ...

An out-of-control grassfire has prompted the closure of Highway 16 east of Elk Island National Park, RCMP said Friday. Fort Saskatchewan RCMP responded to the fire at 5:30 p.m. and are asking the ...

The fire near Elk Island National Park jumped Highway 16, and closed the thoroughfare to traffic for several hours. This prompted five households to evacuate out of precaution. But firefighters ...

The fire near Elk Island National Park jumped Highway 16, and closed the thoroughfare to traffic for several hours. This prompted five households to evacuate out of precaution. But firefighters got ...

A grass fire has spread to the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village ethnographic museum and led to the closure of a highway in Elk Island National Park and the evacuation of residents east of Edmonton ...

He said the initial call came in from south of Highway 16 outside of the park. Fort Saskatchewan RCMP said the fire started amid dry conditions east of Elk Island National Park, behind the village ...

Lamont County said its firefighters responded to the grass fire around 4 p.m., at which time it was still east of Elk Island National Park, behind the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village.

A fire burns at the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village near Elk Island National Park, Alta. in this Alberta RCMP handout photo posted on their Facebook page on Friday, April 18, 2025. THE ...

Mounties say in a news release Friday evening that the fire east of Elk Island National Park has spread to structures inside the village, which features 40 restored buildings commemorating the ...