The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency has lifted its provincial fire ban.

The ban, which covered all Crown lands north of the provincial forest boundary stretching north to the Churchill River, along with the Northern Saskatchewan Administrative District, was officially lifted at 11 p.m. on Wednesday thanks to improved conditions.

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The ban had been in place since July 10 due to dry conditions that helped fuel an intense wildfire season in the province.

But while the provincial ban has been lifted, that doesn’t mean that

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