In its Friday morning fire update report, the Resort Village of Candle Lake has posted that the Shoe fire is now just 11 kilometres away from the community.

It adds that rain is expected tomorrow, however the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency has advised the fire will likely reach Candle Lake within the next three to 10 days depending on weather conditions.

Despite this, the SPSA has not issued a mandatory evacuation. The Village says residents should still be prepared to leave as it appears imminent this will occur.

Work is continuing on creating fire breaks and values protection through the use of pumps, hoses and sprinklers.

The Shoe fire is 471,418 hectares in size as of yesterday.