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UPDATED: Crutwell evacuated for second time and residents on boundary of P.A. National Park on standby

May 15, 2018 | 2:18 PM

Update: The evacuation order for Crutwell and homes North to Highway 3 has been lifted as of 9 p.m. Tuesday night.

Residents who evacuated can now return home. Wildfires continue to burn southwest of Holbein. Residents in Holbein and Crutwell as well as residents along and South of Highway 3 between the two communities are advised to remain on standby and to prepare for an evacuation should one be issued.

Read the latest here: Evacuation ordered lifted for Crutwell, residents asked to remain on standby

For the second time in as many days, the Saskatchewan Government has ordered residents to leave the Hamlet of Crutwell.

A wildfire is currently threatening the community, according to an emergency alert issued by the province shortly after 2 p.m. this afternoon. Individuals in the small hamlet were advised to leave immediately through Highway 3 and go to the Shellbrook Senior Hall on the corner of Railway Ave. and Main St. in Shellbrook for further instructions and registration.

The wildfire was measured at around 2,100 hectares Tuesday, a growth of about 40 per cent since Monday.

Anyone who requires assistance during the evacuation was advised to call (306) 747-2178.

The province said wildfires are burning in the R.M. of Shellbrook southwest of Holbein. Residents in Holbein and those living along and south of Highway 3 were told to remain on standby and prepare for an evacuation should an order be issued.

An evacuation order was issued for Crutwell yesterday afternoon, but it was lifted roughly six hours later.

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Meanwhile an emergency advisory is being issued by the RM of Canwood:

A wildfire is currently burning in the Prince Albert National Park, East of the RM of Canwood, and at this time there is no immediate threat to the public.

Residents in the community along park boundary beginning NW of section 01 township 54 range05 West of the 3rd meridian to the SE of section 02 township 53 range 04 West of the 3rd meridian and within 2 miles of the Sturgeon River are being advised to be prepared to immediately leave the area should an evacuation be required.

http://emergencyalert.saskatchewan.ca/alerts/2018/05/4230.html

 

 

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