'This is a big fire': Raging Sask. wildfire forces further evacuations
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Evacuations have been ordered for another northern Saskatchewan community due to heavy wildfire smoke.
Evacuations have been ordered for another northern Saskatchewan community due to heavy wildfire smoke.
In Ile-a-la-Crosse, a mandatory evacuation was ordered Tuesday morning for elderly adults, pregnant women and people with respiratory issues, or families with children two and under.
"We are also advising all other community members to be prepared in the event of a community-wide evacuation," a state of emergency declaration from the village said.
The village advised remaining residents to have their vehicles fueled and bags packed. Charter buses began departing from the community Tuesday afternoon.
Ile-a-la-Crosse's two schools are closing for the week.
Buckley Belanger, the former long-serving MLA for the region, spoke to CTV News from the road as he headed towards the community.
"The guys at the frontline are doing as much as they can but this is a big fire and it does pose many, many challenges," Belanger
