July 22, 2017

The town of Maple Creek has issued a fire ban.

Open fires and fire pits are prohibited.

July 18th, 2017

The Herbert area joins the fire ban list in the southwest.

Both the R.M. and Town of Herbert have issued a fire ban effective immediately.

As well, the Herbert Ferry Regional Park has issued a ban until the very dry conditions in the entire region improves.

July 17th, 2017

The R.M. of Reno is the latest rural municipality to add their name to a growing list of fire bans issued in the southwest.

The southwesternmost R.M. in the province, pictured below, brings the list to a nearly southwest-encompassing 17 in total.

As well, the fire restrictions are still in place from late last week for Cypress Interprovincial Park and Sask Landing Provincial Park.

Look to Swift Current Online for updates to the fire ban list as they arise.

July 12th, 2017

With the dry conditions continuing and no significant rain in sight, several R.M.s, municipalities and parks in the southwest have issued fire bans.

As of yesterday afternoon, multiple areas had confirmed to the Swift Current Online Newsroom they have bans currently in effect.

Chief of the Swift Current Fire Department Denis Pilon said the R.M.s are dry but it's a different story in the City of Swift Current.

"In the City of Swift Current we aren't really as concerned because people are watering their lawns," he said. "The grass is green, the trees are growing nicely and they're green, so the risk isn't nearly as high in the city as in the R.M.s."  

Fire bans have been issued for the R.M.s of Swift Current, Gull Lake, Lac Pelletier, Riverside, Coulee, Whiska Creek, Webb, Auvergne, Excelsior, Frontier, Arlington, Lone Tree, White Valley, Morse, Lawtonia, and Waldeck.

The Village of Waldeck and the Village of Pennant also have issued bans, Lac Pelletier Regional Park has issued a fire ban effective immediately, Cabri Regional Park has issued a ban, and the Town of Eastend also issued a fire ban at their Town Council meeting Wednesday night.

Aside from this afternoon, Environment Canada isn't calling for rain within the next five days.