PELICAN NARROWS, Sask. — A general evacuation has been ordered for a northeastern Saskatchewan community because of smoke and road closures caused by wildfires. The Saskatchewan government says emergency social services is preparing to receive an additional 1,100 people from the community of Pelican Narrows. The general evacuation comes after about 450 people — including the elderly, those with health concerns and their families — were forced to leave on Tuesday. Pelican Narrows is under a special air-quality statement from Environment Canada because of high levels of air pollution due to smoke from forest fires in northern Saskatchewan.

Source: National Post August 30, 2017 15:45 UTC