VOL. 72 NO. 17
72 YEARS OF SERVING THE COMMUNITY
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2019
Vegreville Grass Fire
Emily Mailhot Reporter – Vegreville News Advertiser On Wednesday, April 17th, Vegreville firefighters were dispatched by 911 to a small grass fire along Township 524, the road leading to the golf course from secondary highway 857. When crews arrived on-scene the fire had grown and because of the wind had spread into
the neighbouring field, where dead grass helped the blaze to spread into a section of trees close to the road. Fire crews were able to hold off the flames, preventing them from crossing the road into town until the deadfall was extinguished and the fire under control. An old wooden
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