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It’s Emergency Preparedness Week in the region and across Canada. This is a time to learn, plan, and prepare for emergencies. Wrap up the week on May 8 at kiyām Community Park for the Emergency Preparedness BBQ, held in partnership with ATCO. The event will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The ice jam on the Athabasca River in Fort McMurray has released but river breakup is still in progress. Water levels rose today on the Clearwater River and are fluctuating due to a small ice jam at the mouth of the Clearwater River and another small ice jam travelling downstream.
River breakup is still in progress. The ice jam on the Athabasca River in Fort McMurray has released and is travelling downstream. River levels have decreased and flooding in low lying areas has started to recede.
The front of the ice jam near Fort McMurray has now melted past the meeting point of the Clearwater and Athabasca Rivers and continues to melt with warmer temperatures. It has shrunk by an additional 3 km since yesterday and is now approximately 12.5 km long.
The ice run from the Town of Athabasca released earlier today and is expected to meet the existing downstream ice jam near Fort McMurray by tomorrow evening.
The ice jam near Fort McMurray is slowly melting in place. It has reduced in size by an additional 4 km since yesterday and is now approximately 15.5 km long. It’s expected to melt past the Clearwater/Athabasca River intersection later today.
The Municipality is offering several spring collection programs to help safely and easily dispose of unwanted household items, recycle more materials, and keep items out of the landfill that do not belong.
Programs this spring include Yard Waste Collection, Pet Waste Drop-Off, Heavy Item Pickup, and Big Bin Events.
Ice jam has started to shift. Warm weather has assisted in melting of the ice jam.
The ice jam near Fort McMurray started shifting earlier this morning. It is expected that the ice jam will continue to melt in place or start moving downstream. Municipal and provincial officials continue to monitor river water levels and conditions. River water levels on the Clearwater River rose slightly overnight due to snowmelt. River water levels on the Athabasca River have continued to decrease.
It’s critical to stay away from riverbanks while river breakup continues. The river is unpredictable and sudden changes in water levels can make riverbanks very dangerous.
Controlled burns may begin as soon as today and will continue throughout May across the Municipality to reduce the wildfire risk in the region.
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