Mayor says fire poses ‘serious threat’ to La Ronge
Heading into a new week, La Ronge’s mayor and Lac La Ronge’s chief continue to provide updates on fires threatening their communities and reiterating the efforts being made to hold back fires.
On Sunday night, Mayor Thomas Sierzycki wrote on Facebook that one fire moved past the La Ronge Airport. However, later in the night, Lac La Ronge Indian Band Chief Tammy Cook-Searson wrote that fire had slowed down due to a bog in the area, though officials still consider it an active fire.
“Heavy helicopters and ground crews are attacking that fire,” Cook-Searson wrote at 11:30 p.m. Sunday night.
To protect the community, sprinkler units were set up in the north end of the Town of La Ronge and Eagle Point, including Dalby, Riese and the sewer treatment facility, Sierzycki wrote.