Carlyle Fire and Rescue were just one of several departments to help fight wildfires in the north. (Facebook/Carlyle Fire and Rescue)

By paNOW Staff

Fire update

SPSA: Summer may be ending, but wildfire season is not

Sep 2, 2025 | 4:51 PM

The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) said wildfire season does not have a fixed or direct end. It is a fluid situation that can change suddenly due to shifting weather conditions, regardless of the time frame of the season.

While improved weather has helped to reduce the threat of wildfires, warmer temperatures and dry conditions can change the risk across the province, as was the case over the long weekend when there was an increase in fire activity.

Flames jumped the perimeter of the fire burning near Île-à-la-Crosse. The northern village advised some residents in the Canoe River subdivision to leave for safety reasons. The fire eventually reached Hwy 155 and closed sections of it for a short period of time.

The Trail fire, west of Beauval, and the Muskeg fire, North of La Plonge Reserve and Beauval, are causing the most concern out of the 47 active wildfires currently burning in the province. Neither of them is contained. Personnel from Mexico continue to assist in fighting the fires.

Meanwhile, smoke from wildfires across the province and from the Northwest Territories is affecting the province’s air quality.

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Christy Climenhaga from Environment and Climate Change Canada said air quality warnings are in place for areas including Meadow Lake and much of the northwest side of the province.

“There is a lot of smoke in the atmosphere from all those fires, and smoke can change quickly and those air qualities can change fast.”

She said there could be some improvement today and tomorrow, but more smoke could return on Thursday.

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panews@pattisonmedia.com

— with files from CKOM