Some rural residents north of Edmonton can return home after wildfire threat

Residents from a rural area north of Edmonton who fled an active wildfire this week can now return to their homes. A social media post from Athabasca County says evacuation orders were lifted for the Village of Boyle and some nearby parts of the county.

People living on Highway 831 south of Boyle are still under evacuation orders and are not to return at this time as the wildfire is still burning, but is being held.

Some residents of Thorhild County, about 90 kilometres northeast of Edmonton, can also return home, but are to stay prepared to leave within a moment's notice if conditions worsen.

Meanwhile, some homes in Sturgeon County have been evacuated as a blaze near the Redwater Provincial Recreation Area continues to burn.

The town of Redwater's 2,000 residents have not been ordered to leave but have been told to be prepared to leave at a moment's notice.