Tag Archives: Paramedics/Fire

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
State of emergency declared for Patuanak
A state of emergency has been declared for Patuanak.According to a social media post by the English River First Nation Emergency Management Team, the decision was made Wednesday after a meeting with c...
Jul 09, 2025

Canada Post service alerts for Beauval and Patuanak due to wildfire
Residents of two Saskatchewan communities evacuated several days ago due to wildfires are being warned about the impact on mail delivery. The post office in Beauval is closed, so mail destined for tha...
Jul 04, 2025
Beauval general store manager stays, as village receives mandatory evacuation order
Nearly 700 residents of the Village of Beauval, in northwestern Saskatchewan, are leaving their community by charter bus or by car because of the threat of an encroaching wildfire.Fab Damodharan, who ...
Jul 03, 2025
Sask. law firm considering class action suit against province over wildfire response
There appears to be a lot of public interest in a potential class action lawsuit regarding the government's response to wildfires in Saskatchewan. Chad Eggerman, the founding partner of Procido Law wh...
Jul 02, 2025

How Saskatchewan wildfires could affect future insurance policies
While the smoke has cleared in Denare Beach, life is anything but normal for resident Linda Lowe. Her family's home of 31 years was burned down by wildfire. What was supposed to be a relaxing summer h...
Jun 27, 2025

Wildfire crisis exposes flaws in public alerting landscape
As a lull sets in from the early and rampant fire season in Saskatchewan, questions are surfacing about the effectiveness and use of the province's emergency alert system.One of the issues came up ear...
Jun 26, 2025

Largest fire in Sask now 50 per cent contained
Saskatchewan's largest wildfire, the Shoe Fire, is now 50 per cent contained and has not grown much, remaining around 550,000 hectares in size. Multiple days of rain and cooler temperatures have allow...
Jun 23, 2025

Shoe Fire now 45% contained in latest wildfire update
There are still five out of the 21 wildfires around the province that are still considered uncontained, but the latest update from the SPSA is showing more promising numbers. Rains sweeping through Sa...
Jun 22, 2025

Denare Beach, Creighton to allow some residents to go home Sunday
Some residents of Denare Beach will be allowed home on Sunday starting at 8 am but can only travel through Saskatchewan as the highway from Flin Flon remains closed. The Village announced the repatria...
Jun 20, 2025