Wildfire Update
Posted on June 8

Updated on June 9th
We have been closely watching the wildfire updates. To families impacted by the wildfires, our thoughts are with you.
NSD update
Attention Parents and Guardians:
Please review the following information on how wildfires are impacting Northland schools:
- Father R. Perin School:
- Classes are cancelled at Father R. Perin School today (Friday, June 9, 2023) due to the air quality in the community. We will provide an update this weekend to let you know if classes will resume on Monday, June 12, 2023.
- Classes are cancelled at Father R. Perin School today (Friday, June 9, 2023) due to the air quality in the community. We will provide an update this weekend to let you know if classes will resume on Monday, June 12, 2023.
- Chipewyan Lake School:
- The school facility remains closed. Residents were able to return to Chipewyan Lake on Wednesday, June 7, 2023.
- The staff started preparing for an eventual return to in-school on Monday, June 12, 2023.
Enrolling Displaced Students
Some displaced students may need to finish the school year with a different school authority. Northland School Division extends an open invitation to students who are displaced by the wildfire. They are welcome to attend any Northland school to continue learning. Families can reach us at 780-624-2060.
Provincial Achievement Tests (PATs)
Bishop Routhier School, Chipewyan Lake School, Gift Lake School, and Hillview School students are exempted from writing Provincial Achievement Tests (PATs). Alberta Education approved this exemption due to wildfires. The other Northland schools followed Alberta Education’s original schedule for PATs.
Diploma Exams
Diploma exams are to be fully administered in June 2023. We will provide an update if anything changes.
For current information on the wildfires, go to the following links:
Alberta Emergency Alert
https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-emergency-alert.aspx
Alberta Wildfire Status Dashboard
https://www.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/3ffcc2d0ef3e4e0999b0cf8b636defa3
Wildfire Status
https://www.alberta.ca/wildfire-status.aspx
511 Alberta
https://511.alberta.ca/#:Alerts
Smoke Forecast