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.
Please note that the Saddle Hills County Admin Building will be closed on Monday, May 20, 2024 for Family Day. We will re-open on Tuesday, May 21, at 8:15 a.m.
Saddle Hills County's Agricultural Services Department is hosting a Tree Care & Planting Workshop at the County Admin Building on May 10, 2023 from 5-9 p.m., hosted by tree specialist Toso Bozic.
Maps 1 & 2: Winter is stubbornly refusing to relinquish its grip this spring. Over the past 30-days, temperatures have been colder than normal (Map 1).
If you would like the fenceline along your property sprayed by the County as part of our spraying program you will need to complete a Fenceline Spraying Agreement.
The Chief Provincial Veterinarian, Dr. Keith Lehman, has issued a letter to Alberta Backyard/Small-Flock Poultry Keepers re. Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI).
Yesterday the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) bilateral agreement with Alberta was announced, you can read the news release here.
Springtime needle discolouration on previously healthy evergreens is often the result of some form of winter injury.
We have compiled some handy maps, courtesy of Alberta Natural Resources Management, on current monthly precipitation, as well as estimates and averages for spring.
Saddle Hills County’s Agricultural Services Department is hosting a free Working Well webinar on April 27, 2023 from 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Maps 1 & 2: Currently snow packs across the province are generally estimated to be near normal (based on the 1961-2022 period) for most areas of the province south of Red Deer and broadly trending to once in 3 to 6 year lows across the southern half of the North East Region and throughout much of North West Region (map 1).
The tentative spray areas for 2023 are Fourth Creek and Blueberry.
Contact Us
Saddle Hills
Junction of Hwy 49 & Secondary Hwy 725
RR1, Spirit River AB
T0H 3G0
T. 780-864-3760
Fax 780-864-3904
Toll-free 1-888-864-3760
frontdesk@saddlehills.ab.ca
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