One week later, Pitka got the news that the Shoe fire had burned through. That fire is still the biggest one burning in the province, last measured at more than 400,000 hectares as of Tuesday morning.

"We got the evacuation order this morning at 11:30," Pitka told CBC Radio's The 306 on Wednesday."It didn't seem too windy or too smoky, so it was very hard to tell where the fire was." ...

One week later, Pitka got the news that the Shoe fire had burned through. That fire is still the biggest one burning in the province, last measured at more than 400,000 hectares as of Tuesday morning.

Among those affected by the evacuation order is cabin owner Shari Pitka, who left East Trout Lake for Prince Albert. "We got the evacuation order this morning at 11:30," Pitka told CBC Radio's The ...

Nathan Pitka says it was a difficult journey up to East Trout Lake, Sask., to see the absolute devastation to the townsite.He had seen the drone footage released by the province last week that showed ...