‘We Just Can’t Have Another Fire in Northern Saskatchewan’: Premier Scott Moe Says

‘We just can’t have another fire in northern Saskatchewan’: Premier Scott Moe says

Saskatchewan's Premier Scott Moe laid out a devastation outlook on Saturday as fires rage across the province, especially in the northern region.

Challenging days ahead in northern wildfires: Moe

The number of structures destroyed and communities evacuated continues to grow in Saskatchewan according to the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA). The Tri-Community area of La Ronge, Lac La Ronge and Air Ronge were evacuated Monday as the Ditch Fire surrounded the communities. Premier Scott Moe acknowledged the number of evacuations have been growing in […]

Wildfire update: threat bears down on La Ronge, more evacuations

The communities in the La Ronge area are now a prime concern as the wildfire situation continues to bear down on northern Saskatchewan. At their daily briefing Tuesday, officials with Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency were reporting damage in the La Ronge area to the airport and including to their own dispatch base. There are also widespread reports of power outages as well as cell and phone outages, and also some structure losses in the North i…

Premier Moe says evacuees approaching 15,000

The number of evacuees due to wildfires in the north continues to rise. At an update on the fires Tuesday afternoon, hosted by the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency, Premier Scott Moe says the number of evacuees in the province is now approaching 15,000. The Premier says challenging days are ahead. “We aren’t through this, and the weather doesn’t appear to be changing in the near future,” he said. “We’re probably approaching, in the neighborhood…