A wildfire has forced the full evacuation of Pelican Narrows. (Gilbert Linklater/Facebook)

By paNOW Staff

17 active wildfires

Thursday wildfire update; 4,300 currently evacuated

May 29, 2025 | 1:01 PM

As cabin owners in the Narrow Hills Provincial Park area begin to get a clearer picture of the devastation wildfires have left behind, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency’s (SPSA) daily wildfire update shows some promising news.

The largest fire in the province, the Shoe fire that began at Lower Fishing Lake and then merged with the Camp Fire north of Snowden did not appear to grow any larger overnight. It is still being reported at 216,171 hectares, the same as yesterday, however the SPSA is expected to offer another update early this afternoon.

Around Lower Fishing Lake and Little Bear Lake, it has turned into a monitoring situation where crews continue to mop up the areas that the wildfire has already torched which includes cabins, trailers, boats and whole campgrounds within Narrow Hills Provincial Park. Meanwhile, work continues in a firebreak at Candle Lake to prevent the blaze from coming any closer to the resort village.

Several cabins, boats and trailers have been lost at East Trout Lake. (Submitted photo/Facebook)

Northeast of Missinipe, the Jaysmith fire has now torched power poles which caused a power outage. The community of Brabant Lake is still evacuated. The SPSA said an aerial ignition to stop the fire’s run into the community was successful.

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The Pisew fire west of La Ronge is 55,873 hectares. Structures, including a cabin, have been lost. Hall Lake remains evacuated. Crews continue to work the area along Highway 165 where the fired crossed, but visibilities are causing issues for helicopter support today. More personnel resources are expected on the blaze sometime Thursday. Lac La Ronge Indian Band Chief Tammy Cook-Searson said the fire growth has been limited due to heavy smoke and burned-over areas and crews are actively working to tie off the fire before it reaches Clam Lake.

The Wolf fire, west of Denare Beach has led to the evacuation of Jan Lake, as well as the McIlveena Mine site. It has charred 29,000 hectare so far.

At 2,000 hectares, the Pelican2 fire northeast of Pelican Narrows forced the evacuation of the community. Crews will try get to the far southeast side of the fire nearest the community and lagoon today.

The Club fire, north of Creighton, led to the evacuation of that community and Denare Beach. Flin Flon, MB was also evacuated yesterday. The SPSA said it is coordinating with both communities to organize resources available in the area in order to respond accordingly to the multiple priority areas around Creighton on the south flank closest to the communities. They are assessing to see what, if any, values have been lost so far.

The LRIR09 fire west of Christopher Lake is now considered contained at 500 hectares.

There are currently 17 active wildfires burning in Saskatchewan, 8 are not contained.

Year to date, there have been 206 wildfires which is well above the five year average of 125.

As of today, there are 16 communities and nearly 4,300 people who have been evacuated.

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