Fire Ban in Effect

Due to the increasingly dry conditions and higher fire danger ratings, the FIRE RESTRICTION has been upgraded to a FIRE BAN, for Saddle Hills County. 

This applies to all areas outside of the Forest Protection Area, including private land, crown land, and recreational areas.

Prohibited

All outdoor wood fires, including burning barrels, wood campfires be it on private land or in County campgrounds, campfires in back country or random areas, BBQ charcoal briquettes, fireworks and exploding targets, and burning of brush piles, windrows, or other debris.

Allowed 

Propane/natural gas powered appliances, open flame oil devices, such as turkey deep fryers or tiki torches, and indoor wood fires contained within a device with a chimney and spark arrestor. All appliances must be CSA approved and used per manufacturer's standards. 

This FIRE BAN will remain in place until conditions improve. Fire danger levels will be reviewed daily and may be downgraded subject to available firefighting resources and fire weather conditions.

We expect the FIRE BAN to reduce the number of human-caused wildfires in Saddle Hills County, while allowing residents and visitors to enjoy outdoor activities as much as possible.

Town & Country Grande Prairie Regional News

Saddle Hills County entered a partnership with Town & Country Grande Prairie Regional News in the fall of 2023, to provide residents and ratepayers with an additional source of news from the Central Peace Region.

Residents and ratepayers can sign up to receive a copy of the newspaper, along with a copy of the Central Peace Signal, directly to their mailbox. If you would like to sign up to receive a free copy of either newspaper, please submit your details using our News Sign-up Application.

Town & Country News is an award-winning locally owned and operated heritage community newspaper, first published in 1956 by Trevor Harris as the Beaverlodge Advertiser.

Now serving a paid readership base of about 2,000 across the County of Grande Prairie, Town of Sexsmith, Town of Beaverlodge, Town of Wembley, City of Grande Prairie, and Saddle Hills County, Town & Country News offers regional news and features that can’t be read anywhere else. Town & Country News is published by Rebecca Dika, a product of the Woking area and now resident of Beaverlodge.

For more information on the publication or to sign up to the online portal, please visit townandcountrynews.ca

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Junction of Hwy 49 & Secondary Hwy 725
RR1, Spirit River AB
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