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1 week ago | battlefordsnow.com | Lisa Schick

By Wildfires May 30, 2025 | 10:56 AM The decisions can be overwhelming for a person forced to evacuate due to a wildfire. What documents to pack? What family keepsakes to take? Where to go? This week, dozens of people in the Flin Flon and Creighton area made another decision: to help.

1 week ago | battlefordsnow.com | Cam Lee

The hot, dry, smoky conditions are also expected to stick around for the coming days. The Air Quality Warning issued for parts of the province’s northeast has expanded to encompass much of east-central Saskatchewan as well. Meanwhile, Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued a Special Air Quality Statement for areas including Melfort, Tisdale and Nipawin. The statement also includes Prince Albert and stretches to include the Meadow Lake area.

2 weeks ago | battlefordsnow.com | Derek Cornet

By Pisew Fire May 22, 2025 | 1:42 PM The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) said the uncontained Pisew fire burning near Besnard Lake Road is not a threat to Hall Lake, about 105 kilometres southwest of La Ronge. The fire, which grew overnight from 700 to 5,000 hectares, is burning only four kilometres from the community. The wind is currently blowing the fire westward away from Hall Lake.

3 weeks ago | battlefordsnow.com | Teena Monteleone

Saskatchewan Volunteer Fire Fighters Association (SVFFA) President Louis Cherpin said burning older buildings, many of which may contain asbestos, lead-based paint, and other toxic materials, releases hazardous contaminants into the air. “Exposure to these substances can have long-term effects on firefighters and residents nearby.

3 weeks ago | battlefordsnow.com | Derek Cornet

By federal politics May 14, 2025 | 2:03 PM Liberal MP Buckley Belanger has been named the Secretary of State for Rural Development. Belanger, who serves as the MP for Desnethe-Missinippi-Churchill River in Northern Saskatchewan, was appointed to the role by Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday. “The prime minister wants to make sure that he doesn’t have a large cabinet and being construed as bloated and big,” Belanger remarked.