by MBC News | Jul 15, 2015
Good, but not enough.Today’s rainfall in the Lac La Ronge area – 5mm, perhaps 10 mm – was helpful, but it was not enough to say the fire is contained near the communities of Lac La Ronge Indian Band, Air Ronge, and La Ronge.“Unfortunately, the threat assessment has...
by MBC News | Jul 14, 2015
Social media can be a valuable tool to get a message out, but it can also prove to cause some problems during situations like the fires in northern Saskatchewan. Karri Kempf is with Emergency Social Services. She says that social media has been a tremendous...
by MBC News | Jul 14, 2015
The mayor of Slave Lake knows what it feels like to see your community surrounded by flames and not knowing when you will be allowed to go home and what will be left when you do. Tyler Warman was a member of Slave Lake town council and a volunteer firefighter for the...
by MBC News | Jul 14, 2015
The rain received in northern parts of Saskatchewan helped with the fire but not enough to allow people to go back to their homes. Ministry of Environment spokesperson Steve Roberts says there are still 623 wildfires to date with 125 active fires. Roberts says the...
by MBC News | Jul 14, 2015
A bathroom break in the bush resulted in a few tense hours on the fire line near La Ronge yesterday. For nearly six hours, a search was underway for a missing member of the military. A soldier felt the call of nature and the need for privacy so he retreated into the...
by MBC News | Jul 14, 2015
Firefighters hope a small rainfall and overcast day will help secure the La Ronge area and Highway 2 from immediate threat from the Egg fire. Wildfire Management is not pulling any resources away from the Egg fire, wanting to use this opportunity to contain the fire...
