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Public Engagement & Awareness
Take a proactive approach to staying informed and up-to-date on current environment and weather events with these mobile apps!
- 511 Alberta: Provides up-to-the-minute traffic and transit information for Alberta. Users can also check the status of snowplows and file road reports.
- Alberta Wildfire: See where wildfires are burning, get updated information on wildfires and conditions across Alberta, and report wildfires.
- Alberta Emergency Alert: Disasters can occur anywhere, at any time. Alberta Emergency Alerts provide you with critical information about immediate disasters, where the disasters are occurring and what action you can take to better prepare yourself.
- AQHI Canada: Stay informed on outdoor air quality conditions, plan your outdoor activities, and manage exposure to outdoor air pollution. The Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) Canada app informs users of the level of health risk associated with local outdoor air quality. The app provides hourly AQHI readings and daily forecasts for all AQHI communities across Canada.
- Alberta Rivers: Obtain the latest information about Alberta’s rivers, including flood advisories and comments issued by Alberta’s River Forecast Centre. View all current surface water data for Alberta. Users can even save a list of important monitoring stations for quick reference.
- Alberta Fire Bans: Regardless of where you are in Alberta, the Alberta Fire Bans application will help you find the most current and reliable information on all active fire advisories, fire restrictions, fire bans, and Off-highway vehicles (OHV) restrictions in Alberta. Users can also sign up for notifications when an area's status changes.
- WeatherCAN: Receive weather alert notifications in your area, as well as in your saved locations, wherever you are in Canada.
- My Electricity Atco App: My ATCO Electricity gives you timely notifications about any outages impacting you in our service territory and provides you with information tailored specifically for your location.
Additionally, you may find the following websites useful.
- FireSmoke.ca website: provides high-resolution, interactive forecasts of
hourly, daily average and daily maximum concentrations of smoke for communities across Canada. - Peace River Forest Protection (FPA) webpage: Stay up-to-date on current wildfires, fire bans and advisories for the Peace River FPA. Users can also subscribe to get email updates.