Wildfire burning near Prince Albert contained
A wildfire that ignited at about 1 p.m. Friday just north of Prince Albert has been contained.
The fire was located northeast of the wildfire operations centre and southeast of the Red River Roping and Riding Arena. As of 4 p.m., it was between seven and eight hectares large, or 0.07-0.08 square kilometres.
By Saturday morning, the size of the fire had been updated to 15 hectares, or 0.15 square kilometres. The fire hadn’t grown, but crews had been able to better estimate its size. The est
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