Media were provided with a further briefing on the wildfire situation Tuesday morning, with the province continuing to suffer from smoky conditions.
Provincial fire centre manager Scott Wasylenchuk said to date 522 wildfires were reported in Saskatchewan; 68 were over 100 hectares.
As of Tuesday morning there were 108 active fires. Nineteen were out as of that morning, but 11 new fires were reported.
There was news of some additional evacuees staying in North Battleford. Karri Kempf manager of information and emergency services for Social Services, reported 192 individuals were staying at a hotel in North Battleford, up by 72 from the previous day.
Kempf indicated another group was due to arrive that day at a second hotel in North Battleford.
Those staying in North Battleford were individuals from La Loche and also the Turner Lake areas.
A growing number of evacuees were being housed elsewhere in the province as well. In total, the number of evacuees across the province stood at 3,023 as of Tuesday morning and Kempf said the number will grow. In addition to shelters in Saskatoon and Prince Albert a new congregate facility has opened up in Regina.
