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No new SaskPower meter fires, inspections still underway
There have been no meter fires since Sunday, but SaskPower is expanding its inspections across Regina and Moose Jaw. Around 1,400 homes in Regina have been inspected after five recent incidents where ...
Jul 28, 2017
SaskPower inspects meters for ground-shifting damage
SaskPower continues to look for Regina homes that may be affected by the ground-shifting which has caused five meters to catch fire. SaskPower has inspected about 600 meters as of Tuesday morning. The...
Jul 25, 2017 SaskPower said residents should be on the look out for their meters being pulled or tilted away from their homes from ground shifting on July 25, 2017. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Blaze leaves family homeless in Pilot Butte
A home in Pilot Butte went up in flames Saturday afternoon. The Pilot Butte fire department were first on scene at the home on Fourth Avenue. More than 20 firefighters from Pilot Butte, White City and...
Jul 16, 2017 A home in Pilot Butte, Sask. is said to be a complete loss after a fire destroyed it on July 15, 2017. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
R.M., Assiniboia issues fire ban due to hot, dry conditions
It's a good thing Canada Day has passed already, as people in the Assiniboia area won't be able to enjoy fireworks for a while. The R.M. of Lake of the Rivers, which includes Assiniboia, has issued a ...
Jul 07, 2017
Fuel truck catches fire in Southeast Sask.
Emergency crews are on the scene after a fuel truck caught fire near Yellow Grass. A fuel truck carrying petroleum caught fire shortly before noon Wednesday on Highway 39, around four kilometres west ...
Jun 21, 2017
Council asks for more information on fire pit solutions
People in Saskatoon can continue having backyard fires while council figures out how to balance health concerns with private property rights. The planning, development and community services committee...
May 29, 2017
Fire destroys building on rural property
A building burned to the ground in a fire southwest of Saskatoon. Around 1:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon, Saskatoon fire was called out to a structure fire on Highway 60, south of Highway 14. By the time c...
May 14, 2017
'I heard a big pop:' Fire damages Eastview business
Regina Fire & Protective Services were busy Friday night with a building fire in the Eastview neighbourhood. Stephanie Amos with SRG Security, was the first one to call about the flames insid...
May 06, 2017
Crews respond to early morning house fire
The Saskatoon Fire Department was called out to a house fire early Friday morning. Crews arrived at 620 Avenue H South around 6 a.m., finding flames pouring out the back of the home. The blaze appeare...
May 05, 2017
Pair of fires damage neighbouring homes in Saskatoon
A fire investigator is working to piece together what happened after a pair of house fires in the Riversdale neighbourhood early Monday morning. Crews were called out just after midnight following rep...
May 01, 2017
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