[BRAH]

The Ft Mac branch has been evacuated.

[DrCaleb]

And the hospital. Only half the city is not under evac orders, the newer part that's across the other river and up the hill. Timberlea . . Thickwood. . .

[DrCaleb]

Evacuating Syncrude site earlier today:

[Strutz]

Absolutely horrible situation going down there. I feel terrible for the huge number of people whose lives and livelihoods have been affected.

Best news is that no lives have been lost at this point. May that continue.

[DrCaleb]

https://twitter.com/BreannaCTV/status/7 ... 92/video/1

[BRAH]

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

Evacuating Syncrude site earlier today:

That would be a scary drive.

[Alta_redneck]

BartSimpson BartSimpson:

The authorities in Alberta ought to call on California to send aircraft - we actually have the whole fleet ready to go early for a change and due to the rains we're probably a month or two out from needing them.

Alberta can only fight fires until August 15 because the Dippers have cut the wildfire budget by $15M or $20M, bringing your crews in would only shorten the fire season.

But look at it this way we're going to have a bunch of airtankers availble August 16 to send your way.

Sorry to anyone who is reading this and has lost everything.

[DrCaleb]

There is no audio, but watch this video.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36199993

[Robair]

This is really really bad. Why can I only find news of Donald trump on the fucking TV?

Seems to me this is a tad more relevant to Canadian viewers like myself.

[ShepherdsDog]

A recent tweet said the fire was getting close to the highway where traffic is gridlocked...

https://twitter.com/BreannaCTV

[Delwin]

Of all the towns for this to happen to, it is really bringing the a**holes out in the comments sections.

[ShepherdsDog]

schadenfreude is alive and well in the sphincters.

[Thanos]

Delwin Delwin:

Of all the towns for this to happen to, it is really bringing the a**holes out in the comments sections.

And some of you guys thought I was being overly dramatic when I started bringing this subject up last year. CBC should be forced to shut their idiotic comment section down altogether.

[DrCaleb]

Delwin Delwin:

Of all the towns for this to happen to, it is really bringing the a**holes out in the comments sections.

Never read the comment sections. No good comes of it.

[DrCaleb]

Current buzz is that Notley will ask for Canada Forces help in fighting the fires.