Wildfire burns out of control near northern Stoney Nakoda reserve

 By Jessica Lee, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter  07/08/2024 14:42 A wildfire continues to burn out of control near the Îyârhe (Stoney) Nakoda First Nation reserve of Big Horn. While the fire is about nine kilometres northwest of the community, Alberta Wildfire and local emergency officials say it poses “very limited risk” to it currently. “The fire is in a very remote area. There’s no road access, but Alberta Wildfire has been using aerial assets to attack the fire,” said Nakoda Emergency Services director Reg Fountain. “So far, weather conditions have been pushing the fire back into the mountains and away from the Nation.” The fire was initially assessed on July 23 and has grown to 4,936 hectares. It is burning on the west side of the Bighorn Range, about 20…

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