Dene Tha’ First Nation hopes to lift evacuation order this week, Chief says – CBC

Jun 15, 2025

Wildfire just south of Chateh, Alta., triggered evacuation on May 29

Dene Tha’ First Nation, in northwestern Alberta, has a re-entry plan for wildfire evacuees that it hopes to execute in the coming days, according to Chief Wilfred Hooka-Nooza.

The First Nation issued an evacuation order more than two weeks ago, on May 29, due to the Sousa Creek wildfire, which is burning several kilometres south of the community of Chateh, roughly 660 kilometres northwest of Edmonton.

The fire is still out of control as of Sunday afternoon, according to the Alberta Wildfire dashboard. But Hooka-Nooza told CBC News that the fire’s boundary has been held five to eight kilometres from Chateh.

Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-wildfire-dene-tha-first-nation-evacuation-1.7561985