The supplies, enough to last the crews two to three days, was dropped off at the Prince Albert Fire Hall Tuesday night. In the meantime, Vanessa McCallum drove from Prince Albert to La Ronge and dropped off 30 pizzas to hungry families who have been without power since Monday.
“My heart just smiled in a million places when people said thank you. Some of them said this was the biggest meal they had today,” she said, adding she also dropped off cases of water and Pepsi.
McCallum is considering making a second trip this week.
“My dad taught us a lot before he passed away. He taught us to care for others, no matter the situation you are in,” she said.
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“All told in that area we have about a 1,000 customers back on,” Cherry said.
At this stage, SaskPower still hopes to have all power restored within three days, but expects to have a clearer timeline later today.
An update from Saskatchewan Public Service Agency has been scheduled for 11 a.m.
SaskTel outage
According to the latest update from SaskTel support, work continues to restore cellular service in Emma Lake, Montreal Lake, Paddockwood, Anglin Lake, Filion Lake, Grandmother Bay, La Ronge, and Waskesiu.
“We are working to fix this as quickly as possible and will update this post when more info is available,” a statement said.
Parks Canada has confirmed a fire burning in the southwest corner of Prince Albert National Park is no longer a threat.
The Phoenix Fire, sparked by a lightning strike last week, burned an estimated 30 hectares approximately six kms. north of Cookson Road, in the area of Rabbit Creek.
“The safety of people, infrastructure and neighbouring lands is always Parks Canada’s first priority. There was no impact on neighbouring residents or visitor opportunities or activities due to the fire,” a statement said.
(Submitted/ Parks Canada)
The fire was actually burning within the same area of the park that was charred by the Rabbit Creek wildfire in 2018.