The Quebec government sent two water tankers, plus four pilots and two engineers, to bolster the wildfire battle in Saskatchewan, a spokesperson for the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency says.
The Quebec government sent two water tankers, plus four pilots and two engineers, to bolster the wildfire battle in Saskatchewan, a spokesperson for the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency told CBC News in an email Sunday.
As of 10:30 a.m. CST Monday, there are 26 wildfires burning throughout the province, including six that were not contained, according to the latest bulletin issued by the SPSA intelligence and situational awareness unit. Colleen Oneeye from Turnor Lake, Sask., about 70 kilometres north of Buffalo Narrows, recalls driving through the roadblock set up for the Shaw fire, and seeing the flames near the road and thick dark clouds of smoke overhead.Oneeye lived in Turnor Lake when the community was evacuated due to a wildfire in the early 2000s, so they empathize with residents from places like Buffalo Narrows, which have issued evacuation orders.
The SPSA is supporting 245 evacuees from Patuanak, Sask., who have fled to North Battleford; 165 people from Buffalo Narrows who travelled to Lloydminster; and 95 total evacuees from île-à-la-Crosse, Jans Bay and Buffalo Narrows who fled to Regina, a spokesperson said.Saskatchewan wildfire evacuees grateful for community support but worried about their homes
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