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Still living in a shop, Denare Beach family waits for insurance settlement
When her family was forced to evacuate their Denare Beach home due to a wildfire in 2025, Brooke Kindel was eight months pregnant. By the fall of 2026, her daughter, now 16 months old, and the five-member Kindel family are preparing to spend the winter living in a camper parked inside a shop. When the family evacuated...
Oct 22, 2026
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SPSA
Saskatchewan saw 358 wildfires during 'relatively moderate' 2026 season
The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) said the province saw a "relatively moderate" fire season in 2026.As of Monday, Saskatchewan has seen 358 wildfires this season, the agency said, which is well below last year's total of 520 and the five-year average of 539. More than 3,000 square kilometres of lan...
Oct 21, 2026
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Late season wildfire burning in Meadow Lake Provincial Park
Fire crews in northwest Saskatchewan are responding to a late-season wildfire within Meadow Lake Provincial Park. The blaze was sparked on Wednesday near Kimball Lake and has since been dubbed the Kimball fire. According to the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency's (SPSA) active incidents, the fire is roughly 64 hectare...
Oct 8, 2026
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Arson
Ditch 2 Wildfire starter receives six year sentence
A massive wildfire in northern Saskatchewan that burned over 200,000 hectares of forest and cost over $10 million in damages and resources, has resulted in a six year prison sentence.Jason Halkett, the man responsible for sparking the Ditch 2 wildfire last year, appeared Thursday morning at Montreal Lake Cree Nation ci...
Oct 8, 2026
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Arson
Wildfire arsonist sentencing postponed again
For the fourth time since a guilty plea was entered last April, the sentencing hearing for the man responsible for sparking a massive wildfire in Northern Saskatchewan has been postponed.Jason Halkett, 29, of La Ronge, appeared Thursday morning at the Montreal Lake Cree Nation circuit court. The reasons cited for the p...
Sep 3, 2026
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Denare Beach residents share words of advice for Summerland wildfire evacuees
Residents of Denare Beach have some words of wisdom for those who have been impacted by the wildfire which swept through Summerland, B.C., over the weekend. The Bald Range fire burning in the Okanagan has forced 20,000 British Columbians from their homes and has created one of the largest evacuation operations in that ...
Aug 12, 2026
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Wildfire season
Sask. sending fire hose to B.C., warning about human-caused fires at home
As B.C. declares a state of emergency and tries to deal with massive wildfires, Saskatchewan's government is sending some help.According to the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA), it's responded to a request made through the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre and sent 2,000 lengths of 1.5 inch fire hose to B...
Aug 11, 2026
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Strength through Recovery
One wall at a time: Volunteers help Denare Beach families rebuild after devastating wildfire
The sound of hammers is replacing the silence left behind by last year's devastating wildfire in Denare Beach.More than a year after the Wolf Fire destroyed hundreds of homes in the northern Saskatchewan community, some families are beginning to rebuild with the help of volunteers with the Mennonite Disaster Service.Fo...
Jul 22, 2026
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