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Trees and brush to be cleared in La Ronge to reduce wildfire risk, crime
Tree and brush thinning activities are currently underway in La Ronge.
According to La Ronge Regional Fire Department Chief Keaton Cloud, wildfire mitigation work began Nov. 13 and will continue until March. He said the mitigation work is being completed by roughly 30 Lac La Ronge Indian Band employees and an outfit out of British Columbia consisting of 10 to 12 people.
The multi-year project is supported through the federal government’s Disaster Mitigation Fund. It will include more than 23 hectares of land near the fire hall and behind La Ronge Avenue and Louis Road.
“These areas were determined in collaboration with myself, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) and Saskatchewan Research Council,” Cloud wrote in a statement.