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‘Turning a Corner’: Some Saskatchewan Wildfire Evacuees Returning Home After Rain-Filled Weekend Aids Firefighting
- The Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation announced on June 8 that healthy evacuees with vehicles may return to Pelican Narrows following road reopenings and slowed wildfire activity.
- Consistent rains over the weekend allowed firefighters to attack flames directly and strengthen community defenses, leading to partial evacuation order lifts for some of the 30-plus affected communities.
- Residents have started returning to Pelican Narrows and Weyakwin, but about 33 communities remain under evacuation orders due to wildfire smoke and safety concerns.
- As of Monday, Saskatchewan had 24 active wildfires with eight uncontrolled, and about 400 structures were lost this season, while officials coordinate safe returns with health precautions including boil-water advisories.
- The easing of evacuations reduces shelter pressures, though opposition leaders criticize government response and call for military support to improve emergency aid and communication.
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Fire update, June 10: Pelican Narrows residents returning home, Foran prepares to reopen, fire stays stable
Fires threatening the north have slowed their growth in the past few days. Pelican Narrows residents are getting the green light to head home and a northern mine project will reopen later this week.
‘Turning a corner’: Some Saskatchewan wildfire evacuees returning home after rain-filled weekend aids firefighting
Residents of Pelican Narrows, Weyakwin and other northern Saskatchewan communities have been given the green light to return to their homes – as the province’s state of emergency due to wildfires enters its 12th day.
The town of Flin Flon, nestled on the border between Manitoba and Saskatchewan, was evacuated last week. Thomas Mérand and Alain Lachapelle, evacuated with their respective families, told us their calvary. Initially, it was denial. There was smoke, there was fire on the horizon, but "it was supposed to go in the right direction," explains Thomas Mérand. "The city said everything was under control. The winds were blowing to the northwest, the fir…
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