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Saskatchewan Fire Update June 17
June 17, 2025 As of 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 17, there are 13 active wildfires in Saskatchewan. Of those active fires, six are categorized as contained, three are not contained, two are ongoing assessment and two are listed as protecting values. This year, Saskatchewan has had 256 wildfires, which is well above the five-year […]
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Some evacuees in northern Saskatchewan can return after wildfire evacuation – 620 CKRM
Jun 9, 2025 Some northern Saskatchewan residents could be on their way home weeks after being forced out by wildfire. The Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation, in a post on social media, said healthy evacuees with their own vehicles can start returning to Pelican Narrows after the road from Smeaton to the community reopened late Sunday. […]
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Evacuees find shelter at Montreal Lake Cree Nation site – Prince Albert Daily Herald
June 4, 2025 MONTREAL LAKE CREE NATION – The Montreal Lake Cree Nation is offering help to evacuees. Chief Joyce McLeod of the Montreal Lake Cree Nation issued a statement to evacuees. It read: “Montreal Lake Cree Nation sees the many issues that come with evacuations and is welcoming nations from the north. Currently, we […]
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First Nations plead for help as wildfires devastate northern Sask. – CBC
May 29, 2025 Communities declare joint state of emergency amid thousands of evacuations People with property in northeast Saskatchewan as well as the Official Opposition, are calling on the government to declare a provincial state of emergency amid a rapidly escalating, early wildfire season. On Wednesday, the Lac La Ronge Indian Band, Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation and Montreal Lake […]
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Thousands evacuated as wildfires continue burning in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta – larongeNOW
May 29, 2025 Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says 17,000 people have been evacuated from several communities and First Nations as he placed his entire province under a state of emergency late Wednesday over crippling wildfires, mainly in the remote north. Evacuation orders include all 5,000 residents of the city of Flin Flon, 630 kilometres northwest […]
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McIlvenna Bay Project Wildfire Response – Temporary Withdrawal of Non-Essential Site Personnel
Vancouver, BC (May 22, 2025) – Foran Mining Corporation (TSX: FOM) (OTCQX: FMCXF) (“Foran” or the “Company”) announces that it has responded to a regional wildfire evacuation order that includes its McIlvenna Bay Project site (the “Project”). All non-essential personnel and contractors are being demobilized from site as a precautionary measure, with completion anticipated by […]
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‘Bigger and bigger’: Sask. First Nation fire chief says James Smith blaze a sign of the times – CTV News
May 06, 2025 Local crews worked to manage an out-of-control fire on James Smith Cree Nation on Saturday — as dry spring conditions have increased the risk of dangerous wildfires in the province. Firefighters from Kinistino, Melfort, Garden River, and Muskoday were dispatched to James Smith on Saturday afternoon to respond to the blaze. Three […]
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No homes lost after grass, bush fire on Cowessess First Nation – CTV News
May 05, 2025 No homes were lost but some property was damaged in a weekend grass and bush fire on the Cowessess First Nation, the Kahkewistahaw Fire Department said on social media. The property damage included a shed and its contents inside, the post said. A fire ban was in place on Cowessess at the […]
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Karuk Tribe right to cultural burning affirmed in agreement with California – CBC
Mar 11, 2025 Firekeepers in Canada say inherent rights impacted by fire suppression and extreme wildfires The Karuk Tribe of northern California recently became the first to reach an agreement with the California Natural Resources Agency and local air quality officials to practise cultural burns. Bill Tripp, Karuk Tribe’s director of natural resources and environmental policy, […]
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Water Security Agency Launches Agricultural Water Stewardship Policy with $1 Million Research Initiative
January 30, 2025 Today, the Water Security Agency (WSA) announced a finalized Agricultural Water Stewardship Policy (policy), a key piece of Saskatchewan’s Agricultural Water Management Program. Also, WSA is committing $1 million over the next three years to ongoing research and monitoring to ensure the policy’s long-term effectiveness. “I appreciate the contributions of the 80 […]
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