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Tri-communities declare state of emergency due to power outage
The tri-communities of La Ronge, Air Ronge and the Lac La Ronge Indian Band are declaring a state of emergency due to power outages.
The communities have been without electricity since Monday afternoon due to a wildfire burning northeast of Prince Albert.
La Ronge passed its own stare of emergency motion at a special council meeting held Wednesday morning.
La Ronge Mayor Colin Ratushniak said the three community leaders spoke earlier in the day about the necessity of coordinating emergency efforts.
“Mayor Baschuk (Julie, Air Ronge mayor) and Chief Tammy Cook Searson (Lac La Ronge Indian Band) were also in support of declaring a state of emergency as a tri-community, but we do have to do it separately as well,” he said. “We’re just doing it in a coordinated effort.”
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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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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Nine-thousand homes in northern Sask. without power due to Prince Albert area fire
About 9,000 SaskPower customers in northern Saskatchewan remain without power after a wildfire burning northeast of Prince Albert destroyed a significant amount of electrical infrastructure on Monday.
The communities of Waskesiu, Weyakwin and Meath Park are starting their second day without electricity.
The tri-communities of La Ronge, Air Ronge and the Lac La Ronge Indian Band are also without power.
The La Ronge band has declared a state of emergency in the community of Stanley Mission as the community transitions between water treatment systems meaning residents have to boil water for consumption.