Manitoba extends provincial state of emergency due to wildfires
The extension will keep the state of emergency in place until Aug. 22, according to a provincial news release on Thursday.
The province first declared a state of emergency on May 28 at the front end of what's become the worst wildfire season in three decades in Manitoba.
Premier Wab Kinew and emergency management officials lifted that state of emergency June 23, a few days short of a month, due to improving conditions at the time.
But by July 10, officials again declared a state of emergency as conditions worsened, particularly in the north.
Several communities remain partially or fully evacuated.
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Are you an evacuee who needs assistance? Contact Manitoba 211 by calling 211 from anywhere in Manitoba or email 211mb@findhelp.ca .
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