Saskatchewan Public Needs Better Wildfire Reporting

Wildland fire season is upon us early this year, and with a vengeance. Just walk in the woods or even along roadsides in the province and the crunch of dry vegetation under your feet is unnerving. 

Even more unnerving is the knowledge that the people of Saskatchewan will be in the dark throughout the wildland fire season. 

Saskatchewan Wildfire Crisis 2015 - There's more to the story

Saskatchewan residents received a flyer in the mail recently from the SGEU (Saskatchewan Government Employees Union). It is a call for an independent, public review – and changes – needed to keep northern families and communities safe. 

The flyer in your mailbox outlined huge failings throughout the 2015 wildfire season. 
It came with the urgent call for all SK residents to contact Minister of Environment, Herb Cox and Minister Responsible for First Nations, Métis and Northern Affairs, Jim Reiter and urged us to tell the government we need:  a substantial increase in budget, resources and firefighters and an independent, public review of the wildfire crisis of 2015.

But there's more you need to know about the management of these wildfires.