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Forest Fires
Warm, dry conditions spark fires causing smoke-filled Sask. skies
The living skies have been extremely smoky this week. Christopher Clemett from the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) said the smoke has been caused by wildfires in the northeast part of Saskatc...
Libby Gray
Oct 08, 2021
(File photo courtesy of Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment)
Saskatchewan firefighters return from battling B.C. wildfires
By Tyler Marr Owen Price has fought wildfires for 30 years and said the smoke conditions he witnessed in wildfire-stricken British Columbia is something he has never experienced in his career. He was ...
paNOW
Aug 22, 2018
Thirty-one Saskatchewan firefighters returned home Tuesday afternoon after spending 13 days on the front line battling wildfires in British Columbia. (Tyler Marr/paNOW Staff)
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)
Residents raise safety concerns over influx of evacuees
Residents in Saskatoon's River Heights neighbourhood are raising safety concerns after repeated incidents they say involve wildfire evacuees. Heather Kehoe's home backs onto a field leading to the Hen...
CKOM News
Sep 05, 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)
Growing back; forest recovers from Sask. 2015 fires
One year after a massive wildfire ravaged forests near Weyakwin, greenery has returned to the charred ground. Ecologists and specialists with Saskatchewan's Ministry of Environment said growth continu...
CKOM News
Jun 24, 2016
Forest fires, flooding could follow warm Sask. winter.
A climate change expert at the University of Saskatchewan is warning that there could be extreme weather events in the coming months after an unseasonably warm winter. According to John Pomeroy...
Mar 10, 2016
Sask. won't follow Alberta's early start to forest fire season
In Alberta, they're moving up the official start of forest fire season to March 1. Oneil Carlier, the province's forestry minister, has cited worries about what a mild winter could mean when it comes ...
Brent Bosker
Feb 17, 2016
Survey shows wildfires' impact on northern businesses
In cooperation with the province's Ministry of Economy, Keewatin Career Development Corporation (KCDC) conducted a survey on the impact of this year's wildfires on La Ronge and area businesses. The su...
Aug 31, 2015
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