by MBC News | Jul 15, 2015
July 15, 2015 Mandatory Evacuation Order Rescind The Resort Subdivision of Ramsey Bay is being advised that the mandatory evacuation order of July 8, 2015 has been rescinded. Please note an Evacuation Order may need to be reissued due to volatile wildfire situation in...
by MBC News | Jul 15, 2015
A former MLA from Cumberland House speaks out about the use of experienced northern firefighters. Keith Goulet says the province should be using experienced First Nation and Metis firefighters adding that if Canadian soldiers can fight fires with an eight-hour...
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...
by MBC News | Jul 14, 2015
La Ronge Fire Situation Update July 13/2015 8:00pm From Mayor Thomas Sierzycki: Fire crews continue to keep the fire line 2km NW and 1.5km N of the Town La Ronge. Great progress is being made and moving forward on securing the cat line. We are hoping weather...
by MBC News | Jul 13, 2015
The wildfires in northern Saskatchewan continue to burn and already several cabins at La Ronge-area lakes have been eaten by scorching flames. Gordon Stomp is a commercial fisherman and the mayor of Air Ronge. He says his two cabins, a storage shed and equipment have...
