Sandy Bay, Sask., evacuees allowed to return home with wildfire contained: Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation – CBC

Sep 10, 2024

Buses will start taking residents home on Wednesday

The Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN) says residents of Sandy Bay are allowed to return home now that the wildfire that threatened the northern Saskatchewan community is contained.

The First Nation says the evacuation order is over as of 8 a.m. CST Tuesday. Buses will start transporting residents back to the community on Wednesday, the PBCN said in a news release.

Sandy Bay, a remote reserve about 474 kilometres northeast of Saskatoon, ordered the evacuation in August. That forced most of the community’s 1,800 people to flee south to stay in places like Saskatoon and Prince Albert.

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