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'I thought I would lose everything': wildfire evacuee and PAFD highlight importance of sprinkler systems
Signs of the recent wildfire are evident from Highway 55, east of Prince Albert. Scorched trees and blackened earth line the road. "If you're driving here, you don't expect to see this," Birch Lane re...
May 26, 2021 The fire encircled Kobus and Eurika Steyn's home but was kept at bay in part by firefighters manning a sprinkler system from the roof. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)
Prince Albert police identify homicide victim
More details have been released about a homicide investigation that started over the weekend. Norman Charles Custer, 44, has been identified as the victim. Police, along with firefighters and paramedi...
May 26, 2021 Investigators searched a property in the 900 Block of 17th St. W. Saturday. (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)
All evacuees from Cloverdale fire allowed to return home
There was more progress to report Friday on the Cloverdale fire near Prince Albert. All evacuees have now been allowed to return home. The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency made the announcement durin...
May 21, 2021 Some of the aftermath of the Cloverdale Fire, as viewed from Highway 55. (Jeff D’Andrea/paNOW)
Some Cloverdale fire evacuees in Prince Albert area allowed to return home
Evacuees in the City of Prince Albert and the RM of Buckland have been allowed to return home, but should be prepared to leave on short notice if conditions change, the City of P.A. said in a media re...
May 20, 2021
Cooler weather to aid firefight in Prince Albert
High winds continue to challenge crews battling the Cloverdale wildfire northeast of Prince Albert, but a change in the weather is being welcomed by emergency personnel. The fire is still uncontained....
May 19, 2021
Evacuation order issued for subdivision near Prince Albert
Residents in the Berg subdivision within the Rural Municipality of Garden River near Prince Albert are being ordered to immediately evacuate due to the Cloverdale fire. An emergency alert issued short...
May 19, 2021 (Submitted)
Highway closures expand as P.A. wildfire grows
By paNOW's Alison Sandstrom The fast-moving wildfire burning northeast of Prince Albert continues to grow in size, according to the City of P.A. This, as further Highway 55 closures were announced, al...
May 19, 2021 A video taken Tuesday afternoon shows smoke billowing from the fire. (Screengrab/Curtis Wailing)
Wildfire moving away from Prince Albert, no reported damage to homes
By Alison Sandstrom, paNOW The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) said it will likely take days to contain the large fire burning on the northeast edge of Prince Albert city limits, but wind con...
May 18, 2021 The massive blaze near Prince Albert. (Derek Provost/Submitted)
Prince Albert wildfire still uncontained
As crews continue to tackle a large wildfire burning on the northeast edge of Prince Albert, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency's website shows the blaze is 1,000 hectares in size and still unconta...
May 18, 2021 Homes in the area of the fire were evacuated Monday afternoon. (Submitted photo/Dwight Bergstrom)
'The fire is a monster': P.A. mayor says city at mercy of the weather as blaze rages
By Glenn Hicks Calling it a "monster" of a fire, the mayor of Prince Albert says he cannot say with any certainty how the uncontained blaze on the northeast edge of the city will play out in the comin...
May 18, 2021 Curtis Wailing has been providing paNOW pictures and videos from his deck throughout the day. This was the scene at 10:30 p.m. Monday night. (Submitted photo/Curtis Wailing)
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