By CKOM Staff

Rain to thank for La Ronge homecoming

Jul 17, 2015 | 4:12 PM

Evacuees from La Ronge and area are returning home after the area received a big dose of rain.

The La Ronge area received 14 millimeters of rain overnight and another 30 millimetres is expected in the next 24 hours.
 
“There’s puddles all over, so it’s nice to see we did get a lot of rain,” Cook-Searson said on The Brent Loucks Show.
 
While there was still smoke hanging in the air Friday morning, the wildfire threat is no longer affecting the area. There are currently 112 fires burning in the province, which is much less than the 127 burning on Thursday. Fire crews extinguished 20 fires and five new ones started.

As people return home, the provincial government says they should not be surprised to still see fires. Fire crews are still working on blazes.

About 1,650 evacuees returned home on Thursday with assistance. An additional 1,000 are expected to have returned home without assistance.

A total of 99 structures have burned since the start of the fire season.

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Bus schedule for residents requiring transportation

Saturday July 18:

Only those individuals who are not on the Health Priority List will be trasported. 

-Cold Lake Energy Centre 10:00 a.m. (7 buses loading)

-Saskatoon Henk Ruys Soccer Centre 10:00 a.m. (3 buses loading)

-Saskatoon Sasktel Soccer Centre 10:00 a.m. (1 bus loading)

-Prince Albert SIAST (information will be announced once need is assessed)

Sunday July 19: 

Cold Lake Energy Centre 10:00 a.m.

People with at risk health conditions from La Ronge and area will be transported to hotels in Saskatoon. 

Residents from Hall Lake, Sikachu Lake, Clam Lake and Sucker River will be transported to Henk Ruys Soccer Centre in Saskatoon.  

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