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State of Emergency in Cumberland House

State of Emergency in Cumberland House

May 26, 2024 | 9:34am
The state of Highway 123 leading into Cumberland House has forced the community to declare a state of emergency. Recent rains have washed out the highway, limiting emergency supplies and service access to the village and nearby First Nation. The community says the health and well-being of members are in jeopardy, and they call on […]

‘Unprecedented’: Bill Blair says military help on the way to battle Alberta wildfires

May 11, 2023 | 10:27am

Federal Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says Canadian Forces personnel are being deployed to help with an “unprecedented” wildfire situation in Alberta. Alberta has declared a state of emergency. There were 82 active wildfires as of Thursday morning, with 23 out of control. Thousands remain out of their homes and additional fire crews from British […]

State of Emergency declared in Swift Current due to rapid snow melt

Apr 13, 2023 | 11:30am

The City of Swift Current has declared a local emergency due to flooding. Jim Jones, the chief administrative officer for the city in southwestern Saskatchewan, told council that it will allow the city to act more easily and acquire and deploy resources if needed. Jones says due to rapid snow melt resulting from unseasonably high […]

James Smith Cree Nation Declares State of Emergency

Sep 4, 2022 | 5:46pm

The scene of one of the most horrific mass killings in Saskatchewan history has declared a state of emergency. Sunday afternoon, the band council made the announcement to get more support for the people devastated by this morning’s mass stabbing spree by two men.  Both are still on the loose, with the last sighting in […]

Wildfire near Prince Albert forces residents to evacuate; state of emergency declared

May 17, 2021 | 8:37pm

A wildfire burning northeast of Prince Albert has forced some to evacuate the area. A state of emergency was also declared during a special city council meeting early Monday evening. The blaze is forcing those north of Highway 55, across from the airport east of Cloverdale Road and west of Honeymoon Road to evacuate. About […]

Métis Nation-Saskatchewan declares state of emergency due to COVID-19

Apr 19, 2020 | 8:01am

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Métis Nation- Saskatchewan (MN-S) has declared a state of emergency for its 75,000 citizens in the province. In a news release Saturday, the MN-S said that the state of emergency was issued to urge action and further collaboration between all levels of government to respond to the challenges […]

Premier to extend state of emergency, says existing measures are working

Apr 1, 2020 | 4:55pm

Premier Scott Moe and provincial Chief Medical Health Officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab offered some optimism during their daily COVID-19 briefing Wednesday, while extending the provincial state of emergency. Despite recording the province’s third death due to the coronavirus, Premier Moe said that the measures the government has put in place are working in efforts to […]

Fougere says he respectfully disagrees with provinces’s stance on state of emergency

Mar 23, 2020 | 4:57pm

After declaring its own state of emergency on Friday, the province told the city of Regina on the weekend that the state of emergency they declared last week takes precedence meaning some of the measures enacted by the city aren’t happening. Speaking at City Hall Monday morning, Mayor Michael Fougere says that decision is one […]

Regina declares state of emergency

Mar 20, 2020 | 2:16pm

The province of Saskatchewan has declared an emergency and so has the city of Regina. Council went through a marathon emergency meeting on Friday to outline the various measures that will be taken. The Declaration of Local Emergency is in effect for seven days and orders the following within the city limits of Regina: •            […]

FSIN declares state of emergency for Saskatchewan member First Nations

Mar 19, 2020 | 4:31am

FSIN has also declared a state of emergency as part of the current COVID-19 pandemic spreading across the province. Chief Bobby Cameron says in a news release that many First Nations are not prepared for the pandemic due to inadequate health services or a lack of access to necessary supplies and medicine to fight COVID-19’s […]

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