Residents evacuated from Northern Saskatchewan

Another Northern Saskatchewan community is facing a small evacuation due to forest fires.

Seven full-time and two part-time residents of Descharme Lake were evacuated to La Loche Friday, due to smoke from a wildfire about 10 kilometres from community.

At this time the fire is not an immediate threat to the community.

Descharme Lake is located about 800 km north of the Battlefords.

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