Northern Sask. residents optimistic power will return this afternoon
Some 9,000 people in Saskatchewan were left without power due to the Cloverdale wildfire that still burns north of Prince Albert. Six communities of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band were impacted by the power outages.
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SaskPower news release says power to be returned by 2 p.m. CST, communities preparing for worst case scenario
Posted: May 20, 2021 11:10 AM CT | Last Updated: May 20
Photos from people in line for fuel in La Ronge and the surrounding area flooded social media earlier this week.(Submitted by Lisa Coutoreille)
Some 9,000 people in Saskatchewan were left without power this week due to the Cloverdale wildfire that still burns north of Prince Albert.
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Mayor wants to avoid water issues down the road
La Ronge water treatment plant (file photo)
La Ronge Mayor Colin Ratushniak said the municipality is prioritizing water treatment upgrades over the next two years to maintain drinking water quality in the town.
“If we look at our wastewater treatment plants, I think that we’re at a point where we need a full replacement of that. We need to look into infrastructure for that, because water is a necessity to human life and it’s something that it’s something that we don’t want to be playing with,” Ratushniak said.
Born out of a need to provide critical supplies at a time they weren’t available anywhere else, a First Nation-owned cleaning product company is now filling orders from across the province with no signs of slowing down.
In March 2020, as Saskatchewan and much of the world went into lockdown and shelves emptied of hand sanitizer, bleach and other essential items, Battleford Agency of Tribal Chiefs (BATC) began looking for ways to provide their membership with the life-saving products.
Working with a manufacturer just outside Saskatoon, BATC started producing kits of cleaning supplies and sending them to their seven member First Nations.