Officials say the Cloverdale fire near Prince Albert, Sask., about 135 kilometres northeast of Saskatoon, is contained and some people forced from their homes can begin returning to their properties late Thursday. People from the RM of Buckland will be allowed back home after 5 p.m. CST Thursday — the same time Highway 55 is set to reopen — but those from the RM of Garden River, just to the east, are not yet allowed to return. This photo from Wednesday shows smoke from the Cloverdale fire billowing across a grid road northeast of Prince Albert. (Submitted by Marg Yungworth)Aggressive firefighting, and downward turns in temperatures and wind speed, contributed to getting the blaze under control, he said. As of Thursday, 59 people from the RMs of Buckland and Garden River have registered for help after getting moved out of the forest.

Source: CBC News May 20, 2021 18:12 UTC