KaSandra Kopytko was in a 150-vehicle convoy of people fleeing fires in northwest Saskatchewan this week. (Chanss Lagaden/CBC News - image credit)A nursing instructor says the flames and smoke from fires burning in northwest Saskatchewan were "shocking" to see. KaSandra Kopytko had a first-hand look, as she was in La Loche, then Île-à-la-Crosse, then Buffalo Narrows, as the fire situation kept changing. LISTEN | A Regina nurse who works in northern Saskatchewan was forced to leave Buffalo Narrows due to wildfires:Kopytko said that after that convoy left, the road was closed again. She used to live in Buffalo Narrows until moving to Saskatoon.

Source: CBC News May 18, 2023 01:07 UTC