Emergency Alert for Bilby Common cancelled as fire ruled under control

Photo of Alberta Wildfire map with alert area near Onoway. (Photo Credit: Government of Alberta)

By Cole Fortner

Posted April 22, 2024 2:18 pm.

Last Updated April 22, 2024 2:53 pm.

An Emergency Alert that was issued in Lac Ste Anne County — roughly 50 kilometers northwest of Edmonton — due to a wildfire is now over.

The province issued the alert at 12:40 p.m. Monday, saying a fire that is burning west of Bilby Common is heading east.

However, it was cancelled just before 2:40 p.m., as the fire was ruled under control.

Township 544 between Range Road 21 to Range Road 15 is still closed.

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