by MBC News | Jul 14, 2015 | Current News
The mayor of Slave Lake knows what it feels like to see your community surrounded by flames and not knowing when you will be allowed to go home and what will be left when you do. Tyler Warman was a member of Slave Lake town council and a volunteer firefighter for the...
by MBC News | Jul 14, 2015 | Current News
The rain received in northern parts of Saskatchewan helped with the fire but not enough to allow people to go back to their homes. Ministry of Environment spokesperson Steve Roberts says there are still 623 wildfires to date with 125 active fires. Roberts says the...
by MBC News | Jul 14, 2015 | Current News
A bathroom break in the bush resulted in a few tense hours on the fire line near La Ronge yesterday. For nearly six hours, a search was underway for a missing member of the military. A soldier felt the call of nature and the need for privacy so he retreated into the...
by MBC News | Jul 14, 2015 | Current News
Firefighters hope a small rainfall and overcast day will help secure the La Ronge area and Highway 2 from immediate threat from the Egg fire. Wildfire Management is not pulling any resources away from the Egg fire, wanting to use this opportunity to contain the fire...
by MBC News | Jul 14, 2015 | Current News
Military officials say a soldier who was missing on the front lines of the fight against wildfires in Saskatchewan has been found. The Third Canadian Division issued a tweet Monday night saying the soldier was found at 8:30 p.m. local time “following extensive...
by MBC News | Jul 14, 2015 | Current News
La Ronge Fire Situation Update July 13/2015 8:00pm From Mayor Thomas Sierzycki: Fire crews continue to keep the fire line 2km NW and 1.5km N of the Town La Ronge. Great progress is being made and moving forward on securing the cat line. We are hoping weather...
by MBC News | Jul 13, 2015 | Current News
The wildfires in northern Saskatchewan continue to burn and already several cabins at La Ronge-area lakes have been eaten by scorching flames. Gordon Stomp is a commercial fisherman and the mayor of Air Ronge. He says his two cabins, a storage shed and equipment have...
by MBC News | Jul 13, 2015 | Current News
There are still more than 10,000 evacuees displaced due to the fire in northern Saskatchewan, but that number may soon shrink. The government says some evacuees may soon be returning home. Government Relations spokesperson Duane McKay says residents from Grandmother’s...
by MBC News | Jul 13, 2015 | Current News
The La Ronge Emergency Operations Centre is confirming the details of a convoy through the La Ronge area. This is for permanent residents of Stanley Mission, Grandmother’s Bay, Missinipe, Brabant Lake, Southend and the Athabasca basin this evening (Monday July...
by MBC News | Jul 13, 2015 | Current News
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall says provincial Crown corporations are stepping up to give forest fire evacuees a break. He says everything from utility bills to driver’s license renewals will be discounted or put on hold until the forest fire situation eases and...
