Regina welcomes forest fire evacuees from Northern Ontario

The first plane load of Ontario forest fire evacuees arrived in Regina on Thursday morning.

The evacuees are from the Pikangikum First Nation and have been forced from their homes by wildfires in the area.

Saskatchewan agreed to around 2,000 evacuees from Northern Ontario.

There are 500 dorm rooms available at the University of Regina, as well as 150 hotel rooms. More evacuees will be flown to Saskatoon and Prince Albert in the coming days.

Eight planes are expected in Regina on Thursday.

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  Cpl. Steven Cayen from 17 Wing Winnipeg assists evacuees from Pikangikum, Ont. who were relocated to Winnipeg because of forest fires burning in Northern Ontario, as part of Operation LENTUS on Sunday, June 2, 2019. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO--Cpl. Darryl Hepner, 17 Wing Imaging)