US EditionSaskatchewan fire evacuations grow after blaze breaches airport
- Multiple areas near La Ronge, Saskatchewan, including Sucker River and Wadin Bay, were issued evacuation orders on Monday as wildfires posed a significant threat to these locations.
- These orders followed hot, dry, and windy conditions that intensified multiple wildfires, with 18 active fires and the largest, the Shoe Fire, prompting highway closures and evacuation alerts.
- Evacuees are being gathered at the community centre named after Jonas Roberts in La Ronge, while Lac La Ronge Indian Band Chief Tammy Cook-Searson and other leaders coordinate transportation and lodging in collaboration with the Red Cross.
- Steve Roberts of the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency reported that 80 properties, such as houses and cabins, have been lost, while First Nation leaders are preparing shelters for up to 1,500 people from reserves under threat.
- Approximately 8,000 residents in at least 20 northern Saskatchewan communities have been evacuated, while nearby areas—including the cluster of communities around La Ronge and the settlement of Stanley Mission—remain on alert due to persistent wildfire threats.
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Upwards of 7,000 more people flee Saskatchewan wildfires
iStock.com/mysticenergy LA RONGE, Sask. – Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says thousands have fled a wildfire in the province’s north, almost doubling the number of people already forced from their homes. Speaking on a Rawlco Radio show, Moe said about 7,000 people have evacuated the town of La Ronge, nearby Air Ronge and the Lac La Ronge Indian Band. An evacuation order was issued for the area Monday due to an encroaching wildfire. Some building…
Places like Denare Beach have suffered significant damage, according to Scott Moe. More than 7,000 people have fled La Ronge.
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Saskatchewan fire evacuations grow after blaze breaches La Ronge airport
LA RONGE — The latest wildfire evacuees in Saskatchewan are being told to head south to Prince Albert after being ordered to leave the northern town of La Ronge.
25,000 Residents Evacuated as Wildfires Rage in 5 Provinces
More than 25,000 residents in Canada’s prairie provinces have been forced to evacuate as dozens of wildfires remain active today, while states of emergency persist in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Many of the evacuated residents are from Manitoba, which declared a state of emergency last week, while some Saskatchewan and Alberta residents have also been told to leave their homes. Fires are also burning in Northern Ontario and British Columbia. Here…
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