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A TV show highlighting northern Saskatchewan firefighters is back for its third season.
“Guardians of the North” returns on April 8 at 10 p.m. on Citytv Saskatchewan.
This season will follow the efforts of Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) responders as they navigate through the 2024 wildfire season.
“When you do (multiple) seasons, you always want to try to up the last season,” said show producer Chris Triffo.
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Triffo said the goal of this season was to up the ante and find ways to improve.
“We learn a little bit more and the characters trust us more. In this season, we are up close and personal in some of the most dramatic fires you’ve ever seen,” he said.
“This season has it all — it has personal achievement, it has wildfires, it has loss, it has success. Everything is in this season.”
Based on social media metrics, Triffo said the show has garnered audiences in areas across the world, such as the United Kingdom and Australia.
Triffo hopes to be able to sell the show to bigger streaming services to reach an even wider audience.
Guardians of the North’s third season is receiving $286,666 in funding through Creative Saskatchewan’s Feature Film and TV Production grant.
The show is produced in partnership with Triffo’s Wavelength Entertainment.
SPSA President Marlo Pritchard said TV show “Guardians of the North” could serve as a good recruitment tool. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
SPSA President Marlo Pritchard said the show is a great way to highlight the work of the SPSA and give the public an understanding of the agency’s role.
“It’s a great tool for marketing the north, The great individuals that work in the north, live in the north,” Pritchard said.
Pritchard said he expects the show’s success to help the SPSA’s recruitment efforts.
“It highlights the work, the opportunities and — in all fairness — the excitement that comes along with the (wildfire) response,” Pritchard said.
Tim McLeod, Corrections, policing and public safety minister, said the provincial government was proud to showcase the SPSA’s work.
“These are very brave individuals who are saving our province and saving lives within our province, so we want to make sure that they have the most up-to-date equipment doing that work,” he said.
McLeod said the replacement of SPSA water bombers is proceeding as scheduled, with the first four new planes are set to arrive this summer.
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