Pre-evacuation alert issued for Waskesiu

By Michael Oleksyn, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Prince Albert Daily Herald From Prince Albert to Saskatoon smoke filled the air on Sunday evening as a wildfire has begun to encroach on the Prince Albert National Park and the Waskesiu townsite. Just after 6 p.m. on Sunday, Parks Canada issued a Wildfire Advisory for Prince Albert National Park. According to the alert, the Buhl Wildfire is currently 40 km from the townsite of Waskesiu. Waskesiu Community Council chair Jim Kerby Chair said on Monday they are watching the situation closely, but conditions have improved. “We have had a change in the smoke conditions over the last 24 hours this morning,” Kerby said. “It was actually kind of blue skies here. At the moment. I’d say that I can see about halfway…

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