Tag Archives: Paramedics/Fire
Muskeg Fire spreads, closing Highway 155 to non-essential travel: SPSA
Highway 155 connecting northern communities, include La Loche, to the rest of the province has been closed due to the Muskeg Fire.But travel exceptions are being made, according to the Saskatchewan Pu...
Jul 19, 2025
Big River RCMP investigating province's seventh fatal crash in seven days
Big River RCMP are investigating the province's latest fatal collision after a pedestrian was killed on Big River First Nation earlier in the week. This is the seventh fatal crash in Saskatchewan in t...
Jul 18, 2025
Prince Albert man killed after vehicle hits moose near Smeaton
A man from Prince Albert has died after his vehicle struck a moose. Nipawin RCMP were called to the scene on Highway 55 just west of Smeaton Monday night. A 50-year-old passenger in the vehicle was de...
Jul 16, 2025
Nine northern communities under evacuation
Despite cooler temperatures and periods of rain, wildfires continue to plague northern Saskatchewan communities with nine currently under some form of evacuation. As of 11 a.m. on July 14, Beauval, Ja...
Jul 14, 2025
One building lost but town protected as Beauval continues to fight wildfires
With the community evacuated and surrounded by fire, firefighting crews continue to protect the community. In the latest update from the Beavual EOC, it was revealed that the community's canteen at th...
Jul 13, 2025
No homes lost after wildfire encircles Beauval; 57 active fires burning in Sask.
It was a close call for Beauval on Thursday evening as a wildfire came right up to the edge of the village and encircled it. During a media briefing on Friday, Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA)...
Jul 11, 2025
'Ooga Booga' and 'Doctor Crane' building the Victoria Hospital
The two large cranes hoisting up materials as part of the Victoria Hospital's expansion have become a well recognized part of the Prince Albert skyline since they've arrived. Now thanks to some studen...
Jul 10, 2025
Cluster of fires threatening Beauval are hard to access, says SPSA
As northern Saskatchewan continues to make its way through a very busy wildfire season, a new 'cluster of fires' is not far from the community of Beauval. The Muskeg Fire is about six kilometers from ...
Jul 10, 2025
SPSA issues sweeping fire ban for northern Saskatchewan
The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency is issuing a fire ban that takes effect on Thursday, July 10 at 8:00 a.m. and will cover a significant area of northern Saskatchewan.The area described in the rel...
Jul 09, 2025
Over 100 people join webinar on potential class action lawsuit against province
An online invitation to residents of Saskatchewan impacted by wildfire evacuations this year had over 100 attendants, said the lawyer who arranged the call. Chad Eggerman, the founding partner of Proc...
Jul 09, 2025
