Here's the latest on wildfires and evacuations across Alberta
Alberta has a total of 56 wildfires burning in its Forest Protection Area as of Thursday morning.
Twenty-three of those fires are out of control and five are being held.
The MD of Greenview cancelled an evacuation order for Greenview No. 16 just after 9:30 a.m.
The Forestry Trunk Road is now open, Alberta Emergency Alert said, but asked people to use caution in the area.
For more information on the latest evacuation orders and alerts, visit Alberta Emergency Alert.
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