News « RM of Estevan

May
15

ATTENTION: The Ministry of Environment has issued a ban on all open fires on Crown land, burn notification areas, provincial parks and recreational sites, south of Churchhill River to the U.S. border effective immediately, due to dry conditions.

http://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/news-and-media/2018/may/15/fire-ban

May
11

The RM encourages all ratepayers to carry adequate fire fighting insurance coverage. At this time we are recommending coverage of $30,000. It can become very expensive when more than one fire department is involved in fighting a fire.

May
04

Please be advised that the RM has issued a FIRE ADVISORY.

Open burning in the municipality is not recommended due to dry conditions. It is recommended that agriculture and industrial opertions have water tanks at their disposal and have filled and accessible at all times. Please use extreme caution when burning or using fireworks and have a plan to extinguish a fire to prevent a wildfire. Please make sure all controlled burns are called into the Control Burn Centre at 1-866-404-4911. Please see the link below for tips to safely conduct...

May
01