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'It's gone:' Memories wiped out as wildfire destroys cabins
Instead of an unofficial kick-off to summer, the May long weekend was a devastating time for families who saw decades of memories go up in smoke. Thirteen cabins in a subdivision on Flotten Lake, loca...
CKOM News
May 22, 2018
A photo of the Tuff wildfire which spread toward Flotten Lake on May 20, 2018. (Jason Kirilenko/Facebook)
New wildfire response program prepares for takeoff
By Nigel Maxwell A new provincial program designed to improve Saskatchewan's wildfire response is set to get off the ground later this summer. The Single Engine Aircraft Tanker program (SEAT), managed...
paNOW
May 10, 2018
Accumark Airspray out of Nipawin is among the Saskatchewan cropdusting companies taking part in a program to assist the province fighting wildfires. (submitted photo/Accumark Airspray)
Year in Review: Northern wildfires force thousands to evacuate
By: Glenn Hicks As 2017 draws to a close, paNOW is taking a look back on the most important and impactful stories of the year, selected by our reporters and editorial staff. --- Forest fire season cam...
Dec 23, 2017
A wildfire burning in northern Saskatchewan on Sept. 6, 2017. (Government of Saskatchewan)
Pelican Narrows residents thank Saskatoon as they head home
As evacuees pack up their suitcases and jump on buses to head home to Pelican Narrows, they're giving thanks to those who helped them in Saskatoon. A general evacuation order was lifted for the northe...
Sep 14, 2017
A wildfire burning in northern Saskatchewan on Sept. 6, 2017. (Government of Saskatchewan)
Pelican Narrows wildfire evacuees to return home
By: Glenn Hicks It's the news Pelican Narrows residents have been waiting for. An evacuation order issued August 29 was rescinded Wednesday afternoon and many of the 2,700 evacuees in Prince Albert an...
paNOW
Sep 14, 2017
Pelican Narrows evacuee Mary Ann Custer, 82, in Prince Albert on Sept. 13, 2017. (Rebbeca Marroquin/paNOW Staff)
More boots, air support sent to battle Pelican Narrows fires
The province is continuing to pour resources into the Pelican Narrows area to help keep wildfires in the area at bay from communities. In a teleconference update Tuesday afternoon, wildfire management...
Sep 05, 2017
Forest fire smoke near the junction of Highway 106 and Highway 135 in northeast Saskatchewan on Aug. 29, 2017. (Highway Hotline/Facebook)
Stress levels up for fire evacuee mother of 5
Saskatoon's Henk Ruys Soccer Centre has been bustling with activity as organizers and parents try to keep evacuee children entertained. Over 2,300 people have been forced to flee their homes due to wi...
Sep 04, 2017
'We're lonely, we want to go home:' Pelican Narrows evacuees
Kids from Pelican Narrows started school last Monday, but haven't been back as three wildfires forced more than a thousand people to evacuate the northern Saskatchewan community in recent days. "(The ...
Sep 03, 2017
More than 911 evacuees have made their way to Saskatoon from Pelican Narrows due to three wildfire. The tentative date for evacuees to head home is Sept. 8, 2017. (Celine Grimard/650 CKOM)
Sask. wildfires stable, but evacuees stay put: province
Despite some improvement in the fight against wildfires in Northern Saskatchewan, evacuees will spend the long weekend away from home. The provincial government provided an update Friday morning as th...
Sep 01, 2017
Beds from the Canadian Red Cross cover three soccer pitches at Henk Ruys Soccer Centre in Saskatoon, where hundreds of wildfire evacuees from Pelican Narrows are staying. (Celine Grimard/ 650 CKOM)
Air quality statements for Sask. amid wildfire smoke
Forest fire smoke continued to drift around Saskatchewan Thursday, prompting Environment Canada to issue air quality statements for much of the province. Smoke from wildfires burning in the province's...
CKOM News
Aug 31, 2017
A map showing weather alerts for Saskatchewan as of 5 a.m. on Aug, 31, 2017. Grey areas were under air quality advisories. Areas in red had heat warnings in effect. (Environment Canada)
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