
Largest fire in Sask now 50 per cent contained
Saskatchewan’s largest wildfire, the Shoe Fire, is now 50 per cent contained and has not grown much, remaining around 550,000 hectares in size.
Multiple days of rain and cooler temperatures have allowed crews to continue making headway on that fire, the Pisew Fire near La Ronge, the Wolf Fire at Denare Beach, Creighton and Flin Flon and the Ditch Fire, north of Weyakwin.
The Jaysmith fire, northeast of Missinipe, is no longer considered a fire of note.
SPSA Vice President Steve Roberts gave the media an update on the situation Monday afternoon, but warned that Saskatchewan’s north is not out of the woods yet.