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The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency has lifted fire bans that were in place for areas of east-central Saskatchewan.
The restrictions — which covered all provincial Crown lands, including provincial parks located within the fire ban area — were lifted due to improved weather conditions.
The bans for that area prohibited any open fires, controlled burns and fireworks south of Highway 106 from the Manitoba border to Highway 55, south of Highway 55 from Highway 106 to Prince Albert, east of Highway 2 from Prince Albert to Highway 5, and north of Highway 5 to the Manitoba border.
They also covered all land within 4.5 kilometres of the provincial forest boundary.
“The lifting of these restrictions does not include fire bans that parks, municipalities or rural municipalities may have already implemented,” the SPSA said in a media release. “The SPSA continues to encourage all municipalities to examine the fire risk in their local area and reminds the public to practise fire safety.”
More information on fire bans and on the latest fire risks can be found here.
There currently are 17 wildfires burning in Saskatchewan, with just one considered uncontained. The Bell fire north of Hudson Bay once again prompted Environment Canada to issue an air quality statement for that area.