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Housing Sask. wildfire evacuees becomes more and more challenging
Frustration is growing among those evacuated from their homes due to northern wildfires. Weldon McCallum is the emergency evacuation coordinator for the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation working with the C...
May 31, 2025 Evacuees from northern Saskatchewan sit outside of the Ramada in Prince Albert. (Nick Nielsen/paNOW)
Friday wildfire update: Smoke hampering firefighting efforts
The number of wildfires burning in the province dropped overnight from 17 to 16. A fire burning near Christopher Lake was contained and is no longer considered a wildfire of note, according to the Sas...
May 30, 2025 Buckland Fire and Rescue is helping to fight the wildfires in the north. (Buckland Fire and Rescue/Facebook)
Premier Scott Moe, SPSA declare provincial state of emergency
By Nigel Maxwell Due to the wildfires affecting communities across Saskatchewan, Premier Scott Moe, in conjunction with the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA), declared a provincial State of Eme...
May 29, 2025 (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
Thursday wildfire update: 4,300 currently evacuated in Sask.
As cabin owners in the Narrow Hills Provincial Park area begin to get a clearer picture of the devastation wildfires have left behind, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency's (SPSA) daily wildfire upd...
May 29, 2025 A aerial photo of the Rabbit Creek wildfire in Prince Albert National Park, taken in August, 2018. The fire started as a controlled burn in the park's southwest corner, but grew out of control and torched around 36,665 hectares. (Parks Canada/File)
Sask. wildfire update: SPSA reports some progress despite losses
By: paNOW Staff The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency is reporting 'substantial progress operationally' since yesterday when it comes to fighting the largest fire burning in the province. The Shoe Fir...
May 28, 2025 A file photo of the Welcome To Warman sign taken on Mar. 25, 2024 by Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM.
Wildfires force evacuations near Christopher Lake
The area around Dochylo Road in the Rural Municipality of Paddockwood has been evacuated. The order came into effect on Tuesday evening. The Lakeland and District Fire Department said property owners ...
May 28, 2025 A water bomber skims Emma Lake while fighting wildfires nearby. (Facebook)
SPSA resources stretched thin, firefighters forced to evacuate as Camp and Shoe fires merge
Steve Roberts has been running wildfire operations for the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) for 21 years and during that time he's never seen a more busy or aggressive spring wildfire season. ...
May 27, 2025 This photo was taken from Whelan Bay looking across Whiteswan Lake, north of Candle Lake, on May 25, 2025. (Carol Hogan/Submitted)
Residents hoping to save cabins fighting wildfires themselves; Candle Lake asks for SPSA support
The Camp and Shoe fires burning in northern Saskatchewan around Candle Lake and Lower Fishing Lake in Narrow Hills Provincial Park have merged. They have now charred an area about four times the size ...
May 27, 2025 The glow of wildfires burning near Lower Fishing Lake. (Facebook)
Evacuation order upgraded for Pelican Narrows to include all residents
An evacuation order for Pelican Narrows has been upgraded to include all residents. According to Tuesday's social media post by Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation, a state of emergency has been declared for...
May 27, 2025
PHOTOS: Bush fire south of Prince Albert 'brought to a halt'
A spokesperson for the Prince Albert Fire Department says a large bush fire southeast of the city on Monday was brought to a halt thanks to the involvement of multiple agencies. The fire is now listed...
May 27, 2025 Highway 3 fire near Prince Albert in May 2025. (PaNow)
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