Firefighters continue to battle a blaze just outside Prince Albert. The Cloverdale Fire erupted Monday afternoon about four kilometres northeast of the city and is currently classified as uncontained. The blaze is about 3,700 hectares in size and roughly 28 local evacuees are being housed in hotels in Prince Albert. A local state of emergency […]
By News Room
May 18, 2021 | 2:36 PM
The Vice President of Operations for the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency says the fire threatening Prince Albert and surrounding area has been named the Cloverdale Fire which started around 3 o’clock Monday afternoon off Cloverdale Road approximately 4 kilometres north of Prince Albert.
Steve Roberts says due to high temperatures and a 50 to 70 kilometres per hour wind, the fire grew throughout the day and into the evening. The Cloverdale fire currently encompasses 3,694 hectares. He says resources deployed include ground engine units, ground crews, multiple air tanker groups and heavy equipment which will continue to work on the fire throughout today.
Prince Albert Daily Herald
More evacuations have been ordered as the wildfire burning north of Prince Albert continues to grow.
On Wednesday morning, an evacuation order was issued for residents of the Berg Subdivision of the RM of Garden River.
The evacuation order noted that the fire was threatening the residents.
“The wildfire is fast moving and individuals that are in the Berg Subdivision must start evacuation immediately,” the alert, sent over the province’s emergency alert system, read. Officials say the expanded evacuation notice affects roughly a dozen acreages located east of the fire.
People are asked to register at the Margo Fournier Centre in downtown Prince Albert once they evacuate.
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SaskPower crews have been cleared to start repairing power poles damaged by the out-of-control forest fire north of Prince Albert.
Company spokesman Joel Cherry said 15 poles providing electricity to northern Saskatchewan were damaged in the fire, leaving about 9,000 customers in the region without power. Affected areas include Waskesiu, Meath Park, La Ronge and Stanley Mission.
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Workers were able to restore power for about 1,000 customers on Tuesday, but Cherry said Wednesday morning that about 8,000 remained without electricity. In the best-case scenario, they’ll have power back by Thursday, Cherry says.
Cloverdale Fire Slowly Growing East And Northeast By Newsroom
May 19, 2021 | 10:54 AM
The Cloverdale Fire has grown a bit, but the Vice President of Operations with the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency expects the cooler weather will help in the fight to contain and exterminate the wildfire. Steve Roberts says the fire now exceeds 3,700 hectares and has grown to the East and Northeast, away from Prince Albert and into agricultural land, which has less fuel to keep the fire alive. The Berg Division of the R.M. of Garden River is under an evacuation order. Roberts estimates there are somewhere around 12 to 18 acreages in that area.