Tag Archives: Environment

To help accommodate the demands associated with thousands of evacuees from Northern Saskatchewan, an additional registration center has opened up at the Sask Polytech campus in Prince Albert.Nancy Cha...

The Shoe fire that started near Lower Fishing Lake on May 7 and is now burning near Candle Lake, grew overnight from 407,956 hectares to 471,418.The blaze has Type 1 and Type 2 crew members, heavy equ...

As the sun dipped below the treeline on Sunday evening, a slow-moving convoy snaked its way south from La Ronge, headlights piercing the thick, acrid smoke.It was a mass exodus driven by desperation -...

The Pisew fire, west of La Ronge grew 3,000 hectares overnight. It has now charred a total of 86,630 hectares and has caused damage in the community. Structures, including homes, have been lost in the...

In over 70 years, the mayor of Prince Albert says he cannot recall a situation as severe.Bill Powalinsky is referring to the rapidly growing wildfires and the thousands of people being forced to evacu...

Six fire fighters from the Battlefords are heading up north to help join the efforts to battle the wildfires near La Ronge. According to a news release issued by the City of North Battleford, the requ...

As wildfires rage in the north, calls for help from animal shelters are starting to roll in, and the Battlefords Humane Society is preparing to answer the call. On Sunday, the local shelter received a...

There are currently 18 wildfires burning in the province, six of them are not contained.Perhaps the most troubling fire noted on Monday is the Pisew fire, west of La Ronge, which forced the evacuation...

As wildfires continue to spread, the RezCross Emergency Evacuation Centre has been activated under Operation Red Willow. "Our community has always lent a helping hand when called to do so... and our c...

The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) and Premier Scott Moe anticipate the number of wildfire evacuees in the province to rise over the next week."I do fear, with the weather that we are seeing...