An emergency alert has been issued by the District of Tumbler Ridge and Peace River Regional District due to the wildfires. .People are asked to evacuate right away if they're in the District of Tumbler Ridge and east, including Bearhole Lake, according to a Thursday press release. The release said several wildfires in the area pose a threat to human life. .Anyone in the evacuation order area must leave and report to the reception centre in Dawson Creek at the Ovintiv Events Centre. If people are in a motor home and want to remain in Chetwynd, they should report to Emergency Social Services at the district office for assistance. .The release asked people to evacuate via Highway 29 to Dawson Creek through Chetwynd. .If they are unable to evacuate, they should call 911. .Alberta’s wildfire crisis spread to neighbouring provinces on May 15 after authorities in British Columbia and the Northwest Territories issued evacuation orders due to immediate danger to life and safety..READ MORE: SPREADING LIKE WILDFIRE: BC, NWT issue evacuation orders as Alberta blazes spread.The Peace River Regional District issued a pair of evacuation orders in Stoddart Creek and the Tommy Lakes regions. .“You must leave the area immediately,” it said. .A special air quality statement was issued by Environment Canada for the majority of Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Alberta, and most of British Columbia on May 17. .READ MORE: Smoke from wildfires spreads across Western Canada.This statement was due to the southward movement of wildfire smoke with a cold front. Environment Canada meteorologist Terri Lang explained smoke from the northern wildfires rises high into the atmosphere before descending in southern areas due to high pressure..“We just don’t know how much smoke will make it down to the surface,” said Lang.
