Saskatoon Search and Rescue

Water levels and flow rates are rising! Water is to be released from the Gardiner Dam, and flow of the South Saskatchewan River is expected to rise significantly - the river will be higher and faster. Remember, even when a river appears calm it can still be dangerous.

What does this mean for you?
- Use caution in and around the water 🌊
- Use the upper Meewasin trails and keep back from the water's edge 🚲
- Keep children in arm's reach when near the river ☀
- Keep dogs on leash and out of the water 🐾
- Stay off the water 🛶

While many train rescues in and around water, keep yourself and others (including the rescuers!) safe by avoiding the river for the next while

Read the City of Saskatoon - Your Local Government statement on river flow increase here
https://www.saskatoon.ca/content/increased-flows-prompt-safety-warning-south-saskatchewan-river

With the weather changing, the fire risk across the province is quickly changing too! Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency has some information on the different levels of fire bans and wildfire risk and what they mean. Check it out below 👇 and check your municipality to see local fire ban information. Want to know more about the fire risk in your area? visit https://www.saskpublicsafety.ca/emergencies-and-response/active-incidents for maps and information on the fire risk across the province.

A big congratulations to our newest members 🎉🎓 A couple weeks ago we celebrated our newest recruits who recently completed over 60 hours of Basic Searcher training and are now full team members. How exciting to have so many new faces join our team! We're grateful for their dedication, perseverance, and hearts for this work. While not all new members were able to attend, we had a wonderful night celebrating with friends and family. Congratulations!

This week marks Missing Persons Week in Saskatchewan, a week to honour and remember all those that haven’t been found or returned home. There are several long term missing persons in the province and this week is to honour their memory and their families. Yesterday, May 5th marked Red Dress Day, honouring the disproportionate number of Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQ people that go missing.

Link for more information:
https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/news-and-media/2026/may/04/government-of-saskatchewan-proclaims-missing-persons-week