By Nicole Goldsworthy, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, SaskToday.ca, SASKTODAY.ca LA RONGE \u2014 Residents across the La Ronge area are being urged to avoid all open fires after the Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) and La Ronge Emergency Management imposed a local fire ban amid extreme wildfire conditions and deteriorating air quality. The fire ban took effect at noon Tuesday, July 14, and applies to the LLRIB communities of Sucker River, Stanley Mission, Grandmother’s Bay, Hall Lake, Kitsaki Reserve 156 and 156B, and Little Red. The ban will remain in place until significant precipitation is received. All open fires are prohibited under the order. However, traditional smokers, propane barbecues, propane-fuelled fire pits and briquettes are still permitted. Existing burn permits have been suspended until the ban is lifted. The LLRIB… <\/p>\n
By Nicole Goldsworthy, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, SaskToday.ca, SASKTODAY.ca LA RONGE \u2014 Residents across the La Ronge area are being urged to avoid all open fires after the Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) and La Ronge Emergency Management imposed a local fire ban amid extreme wildfire conditions and deteriorating air quality. The fire ban took effect at noon Tuesday, July 14, and applies to the LLRIB communities of Sucker River, Stanley Mission, Grandmother’s Bay, Hall Lake, Kitsaki Reserve 156 and 156B, and Little Red. The ban will remain in place until significant precipitation is received. All open fires are prohibited under the order. However, traditional smokers, propane barbecues, propane-fuelled fire pits and briquettes are still permitted. Existing burn permits have been suspended until the ban is lifted. The LLRIB... <\/p>\n