displaced for nearly a month, residents of sandy bay have been given the green light to return home now that a wildfire which threatened the community is moving further away.
the saskatchewan public safety agency (spsa) says the 44,899-hectare fire is still out of control but has moved far enough from the northeast saskatchewan community that it no longer poses an immediate threat to residents.
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the pbcn community of southend, which is about 106 kilometres northwest of sandy bay, still remains under an evacuation order as the nearby merkley wildfire rages on . more than 700 residents were asked to leave the area on aug. 28 as the wildfire approached highway 102, threatening the only road in or out of the community. the fire has since reached 32,600 hectares.