Saskatchewan residents who refused to flee wildfire fought flames to save their homes and cabins | Unpublished
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Author: Dayne Patterson
Publication Date: September 3, 2025 - 18:43

Saskatchewan residents who refused to flee wildfire fought flames to save their homes and cabins

September 3, 2025

Terry Holowach knew the fire was coming when dense smoke eclipsed the sunlight. It was an ominous sign of what was to come: Residents would soon battle the Pisew wildfire to save their homes, defying an order to evacuate.

Earlier that day in June, the regional government agency directed residents of Wadin Bay – a small cottage community on Lac La Ronge, around 400 kilometres north of Saskatoon – to leave the area because of the out-of-control wildfire. It was one among dozens of fires burning in the province, forcing evacuations and prompting officials to declare a state of emergency the week before.



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