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One mandatory evacuation order remains in place and another has been lifted as a pair of wildfires west of Edmonton, and near High Level, forced more Albertans from their homes Wednesday.

At 4:12 p.m. Wednesday, a fire on the Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation prompted Lac Ste. Anne County to tell people to leave their homes and businesses in an area along the reserve’s northern edge. It Included all property north of the reserve and south of Township Road 560 between Highway 765 in the west and Range Road 41 in the east.

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At 9:45 p.m. the evacuation order was lifted and people were allowed to return to their homes.

Alexis Nation spokeswoman Trish Roth said Wednesday that people were told to leave the school and a couple of offices and move to the south end of the community.

The First Nation has a volunteer fire department, but because of the scope of the fire, Lac Ste. Anne County Fire Services were also called in to battle the blaze.