Warm temperatures are forecast this weekend (April 17-20) and carrying into spring. There is a risk of flooding if an ice jam forms during river break-up. The Town and Province are monitoring it closely.
In a significant flooding event, it's possible there may be localized evacuations in the community, particularly in low-lying areas (North End, Lower West Peace, Downtown, and around Pat's Creek and Heart River).
If you live in these areas, now is the time to make sure you're ready in the event of an emergency.
- Have an emergency bag ready to grab and go. Include essential items like medications, important documents, pet supplies, clothes, toiletries, chargers.
- Talk to your family about emergency plans. What would you do if you were woken up at 2am and given 15 minutes to leave your home?
- Move valuable items out of basements.
- Keep an eye on Town updates.
There is currently no indication of flooding, but there are several risk factors present. The exact timing and extent of an ice jam flood is very difficult to predict. Preparing is simple and means you will be ready in the event of an emergency.
- Sign up for Voyent Alert: https://voyent-alert.com/community (or search on the app store)
- Follow the Town’s website and social media https://www.facebook.com/peaceriverab/
- Report flooding or drainage concerns to Public Works at 780-624-3085
- View more information on river safety and emergency preparedness: https://www.peaceriver.ca/home.../emergency-preparedness
- Follow river advisories and status updates at https://rivers.alberta.ca/
- Stay off the ice. Conditions are unstable and can change quickly. The ice is very dangerous during break-up.
Find all the information on the spring melt and river break-up here: https://www.peaceriver.ca/2026melt
