NORTH — As of 10:30 a.m., there are 83 active wildfires in Saskatchewan. Of those, six are categorized as contained, 13 not contained, 42 are ongoing assessments, and 22 are listed as protecting values, according to the latest update from the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency.
The SPSA reports nine communities are currently under an evacuation order:
Resort Subdivision of Lac La Plonge; La Plonge Reserve; Northern Hamlet of Jans Bay; Patuanak/English River First Nation; Northern Village of Pinehouse; Canoe Lake Cree First Nation/Canoe Narrows; Resort Subdivision of Little Amyot Lake; priority individuals from the Northern Village of Beauval; and Île-à-la-Crosse.
The full list of evacuated communities can be found on the SPSA’s Active Evacuations webpage..
