As of Friday afternoon, there were 147 people from La Loche evacuated and an unknown amount who have self evacuated.
On Friday morning, buses with people from La Loche left for Regina where they will be staying at the Ramada hotel downtown and at the University of Regina. Clearwater was placed under a mandatory evacuation order on Wednesday night, followed later by a state of emergency in the village of La Loche. As active wildfires approach communities northern parts of Saskatchewan, affected residents are being evacuated to Regina.Īccording to the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA), the biggest fire of concern is near La Loche and Clearwater River Dene Nation.