PRINCE ALBERT — Smoke is causing or expected to cause poor air quality and reduced visibility in a large area of Saskatchewan due to northern wildfires. At least one community, Montreal Lake Cree Nation, is seeing an evacuation order for persons most vulnerable to smoke in the air.
Environment Canada says winds will turn northerly Sunday night and Monday, bringing more of central Saskatchewan directly into the path of wildfire smoke at a time when there are 57 active grassfires and forest fires in the province. Twelve of these are not contained.
SaskAlert has two warnings out for the areas below:
Affected Areas (35)
- City of Prince Albert
- District of Lakeland including Emma Lake and Anglin Lake
- Green Lake
- R.M. of Arborfield including Arborfield and Zenon Park
- R.M. of Barrier Valley including Archerwill and McKague
- R.M. of Big River including Big River and Chitek Lake
- R.M. of Birch Hills including Muskoday Res.
- R.M. of Bjorkdale including Greenwater Lake Prov. Park
- R.M. of Buckland including Wahpeton Res. and Spruce Home
- R.M. of Canwood including Debden and Big River Res.
- R.M. of Connaught including Ridgedale and New Osgoode
- R.M. of Duck Lake including Duck Lake and Beardy's Res.
- R.M. of Flett's Springs including Beatty Ethelton and Pathlow
- R.M. of Garden River including Meath Park and Albertville
- R.M. of Hudson Bay including Hudson Bay and Reserve
- R.M. of Hudson Bay including Shoal Lake and Red Earth Reserves
- R.M. of Invergordon including Yellow Creek and Tarnopol
- R.M. of Kinistino including Kinistino and James Smith Res.
- R.M. of Lake Lenore including St. Brieux
- R.M. of Leask including Leask Mistawasis Res. and Parkside
- R.M. of Meeting Lake
Affected Areas (11)
- Candle Lake Prov. Park and Narrow Hills Prov. Park
- Cumberland House
- Hanson Lake Road between Hwys 165 and 135
- Hanson Lake Road east of Hwy 135 including Creighton
- Hwy 135 including Pelican Narrows and Sandy Bay
- Hwy 165 between hwys 2 and 914 including Pinehouse Lake
- Lac la Ronge Prov. Park including La Ronge
- Montreal Lake and Molanosa
- Prince Albert Nat. Park
- Seabee Mine
- Île à la Crosse and Beauval
