Beauval Surrounded by Fires but Mayor Feels More Confident

Beauval surrounded by fires but mayor feels more confident

The Muskeg Fire has made its way all around the community, but it’s the area east of the community that’s the biggest concern.

Beauval surrounded by fires but Mayor feels more confident

The Northern Village of Beauval is surrounded by the Muskeg Fire and other fires but Mayor Rick Laliberte said the community feels safe in spite of the challenging situation.

Sask. Mayor honoured with fire bear medallion for firefighting contributions

Sandra Lynn Caisse Dennett started making a beaded bear featuring the colours of fire when her community of Beauval was being surrounded by wild forest fires. When she was close to finishing it and thinking about who to gift it to, only one person came to mind: Beauval's mayor Rick Laliberte.

Beauval to lift evacuation order

Residents of Beauval can soon start returning home. Officials say the mandatory evacuation in the community will be lifted on Wednesday. Buses will be arranged for transport that morning. The state of local emergency will remain until August 6th. That is to assist priority 1 and priority 2 individuals to remain evacuated. A community curfew will remain in place from 11pm-6am: this means no foot or vehicle traffic in the community for non-essenti…

Troops arrive in Sask. to help fight fires, Beauval residents could return home soon

It's been nearly a month since 700 people from the community of Beauval were evacuated. Beauval mayor Rick Laliberte hopes people can return home by July 30.