by MBC News | Jul 20, 2015 | Current News
About a hundred fires are still burning in the province’s north, but the crisis is over. Communities are now assessing, reviewing and reorganizing as thousands of residents return home. This was a huge challenge involving hundreds of firefighters, including...
by MBC News | Jul 19, 2015 | Current News
It has been a rough two weeks for residents in northern Saskatchewan, but for the first time since July 4th some got to sleep in their own beds last night. The mandatory evacuation for the communities of La Ronge, Air Ronge and the Lac La Ronge Indian Band was lifted...
by MBC News | Jul 18, 2015 | Current News
A news conference was held today at the Village of Air Ronge office to update the media on the fire situation in the region. Residents of more northern communities are being allowed to return home today. The Northern Administration District says the Resource District...
by MBC News | Jul 18, 2015 | Current News
The fancy word is repatriation, but most people would simply say, “We’re coming home!”Following the lifting of the evacuation order for La Ronge, Air Ronge and local Lac La Ronge Indian Band, vehicles began sifting back into the communities at 1 p.m. today.More will...
by MBC News | Jul 17, 2015 | Current News
The government expects thousands of people to start returning home today following the announcement that the evacuation order has been lifted for the La Ronge area. Emergency Social Services spokesperson Karri Kempf says there are still close to 9000 people receiving...
by MBC News | Jul 17, 2015 | Current News
Saskatchewan’s Premier says we should be proud and not ashamed of our rich wealth in energy resources. He made the comments at the close of the Premiers conference where a new deal for a Canadian Energy Strategy was signed. The deal has been four years in the making...
by MBC News | Jul 17, 2015 | Current News
Friday July 17, 2015. 9: 30a.m. Up-Date Mandatory evacuation order lifted Lac La Ronge Indian Band (La Ronge), Air Ronge and Town of La Ronge. Road will open at 1p.m. today. Arrangements are being made for buses to bring back people who need travel assistance....
by MBC News | Jul 16, 2015 | Current News
Local authorities are now putting in place the final concrete steps towards bringing people home, now that the immediate fire threat is contained near La Ronge, Air Ronge and Lac La Ronge Indian Band. Following their meeting at 2 p.m. on Thursday, July 16, local...
by MBC News | Jul 16, 2015 | Current News
According to the provincial government’s community risk assessment profiles the conditions were ripe for the province’s northern wildfire disaster. Many of the communities directly threatened and forced to evacuate because of fires were rated as high risk, very high...
by MBC News | Jul 16, 2015 | Current News
There is some good news today on the forest fire front. There is rain in the forecast for the La Ronge area and more evacuees are getting the all clear to return home. The most significant impact on the fires could be delivered by mother nature, not soldiers. There...
