fort mcmurray smoke still lingers in la loche, sask.

The Fort McMurray fire has not yet reached the borders of the province, but smoke and ash have spread to the north of the province.
These unpopular environments prompted Environment Canada to issue air quality warnings to many communities, including La Loche, Sask.
La Loche MP Bruce Ruilin says volcanic ash and fluctuating smoke have prompted locals to stay indoors with windows closed.
\"The smoke will float over our heads like a strange cloud, and then at different times of the day, it will settle down, I think in part because of the moisture in the air on the lake, then it will go into town fairly kindly. \"
The bus carrying the prime minister, the mayor, and the media started the destruction tour of Fort McMurray. He estimates that there have been four to five hours of continuous smoke in recent days.
Last year\'s lesson smoke came and went, but Lulin said it wasn\'t as bad as it was last year.
LaRoche is one of the communities most affected by the unprecedented 2015 wildfire season in Saskatchewan province.
The fire forced more than 13,000 residents of the northern province to leave their homes. Sask.
Fire evacuees shared the experience and provided advice to Fort McMurray residents, \"people learned a lot from last year, what we experienced last year,\" Ruelling said . \".
Like many Los Angeles residents, he is using the HEPA air filter he obtained last year to help filter the smoke at home.
It\'s not just those people in the community who are affected by the fire.
According to Ruelling, more than 100 people from La Loche work in Fort McMurray --
At least before the fire forced the evacuation, they were.
In addition to the people, the town councillor expressed his concerns to wildlife that may be affected by the aftermath of the McMurray Fort fire.
\"Some kinds of fish feed on the water like goldfish,\" he said . \"
\"I was a little worried that the Ashes would fall.
\"Look forward like most grass-roots, and Ruilin will thank the rain.
\"It\'s raining here for some help and the knees are getting tender,\" he said . \".
Apart from the small possibility of small showers, La Loche does not have much precipitation in the near future.
The town councillor said that under the current dry and windy conditions, the small showers could not even be compared to the garden hose.
Environment Canada warned that there was smoke in the air in the northern chechechewanhowever, however, noting that it had been predicted that low temperatures would help with cool conditions.
The community has been paying close attention to the fire situation nearby.
For La Loche, there is already a natural means of protection.
Ruelling said Lac La Loche has served as a huge fire barrier in the West, adding that the surrounding areas that burned in 2015 will protect the community because they don\'t have what they need now for the fire to spread
Last weekend, the provincial fire commissioner, Duane Mackay, pointed out that the fire ban had been successful.
Due to the dry weather, more than 100 municipal bans have been imposed.
\"A few days ago, we received an average of 75 to 80 calls a day.
\"These calls require a response from the municipal or First Nation Fire Department to respond to immediate threats from wildfires,\" McKay said . \".
He said the number of calls dropped to eight on Saturday.
As of Monday morning, there have been 137 fires in the province
41 more than this time last year.