As firefighting crews do what they can to protect homes, cabins, and communities as massive fires continue to tear through the north of Saskatchewan this week, the province’s crown corporations are attempting to keep things operating amidst the war against the flames.

Scott McGregor, spokesperson for SaskPower, said that there are two areas in particular where they’re seeing the biggest loss of infrastructure.

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“We are seeing the majority of damage to SaskPower infrastructure in the Creighton area, as well as the La Ronge area,” he said.

SaskPower says

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