Farmers way ahead on seeding: northeastern crop report
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Some evacuees allowed to return home as Cloverdale fire contained
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No homes have been destroyed to date. The Prince Albert pulp mill has also been left unscathed.
Roberts said the fire came up to the edge of Aallcann Wood Suppliers’ operational site. The site itself is secure, but log decks in the area and an office trailer have been damaged by the fire, he said.
Positive news for power
Around 8,000 homes north of Prince Albert continue to be without power, but SaskPower spokesperson Joel Cherry said there were some “positive developments” Wednesday morning.
Electricity has been restored to 1,000 homes in rural areas between Spruce Home and Christopher Lake.
The main line which feeds Emma Lake, Montreal Lake, Paddockwood, Anglin Lake, Filion Lake, Grandmother Bay, La Ronge and Waskesiu remains down. But Cherry said crews have recently been cleared to enter the area – on Tuesday that was considered too dangerous because of the uncontained fire.
“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.