REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe apologized in the legislature Monday for not visiting sooner a northern village ravaged by wildfire earlier this summer.

"There's a period of time when there should have been a leader of this province in the community of Denare Beach to provide the personal support for those families, and I wasn't there," he told the legislative assembly.

"I apologize to the (Denare Beach residents) that are here today (and) through them the other community members."

Moe made a visit to Denare Beach in September in a move that surprised local officials who said they wished he had come sooner.

The premier said he was busy earlier this summer but committed the province to working with the community to rebuild.

"Often in this business, we get busy putting up guards

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