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Global News
20-05-2025
- General
- Global News
‘We're very happy': Lac du Bonnet welcoming some wildfire evacuees back home
Although a number of areas across the province remain under evacuation orders, around 650 people have been allowed back to their homes near Lac du Bonnet after fleeing from a wildfire last week. Two people were killed in the fire, and more than 1,000 people were evacuated last week, officials said. Now there's a staggered approach to letting people back in. Reeve Loren Schinkel told 680 CJOB's The Start that it's been positive seeing so many residents getting back home. 'We asked certain residents (to return), the ones that were further to the north, and then populated back,' he said. 'I know there were people waiting at the line when that announcement was made, but everything appears to have gone very well, and we're very happy, certainly, for the residents.' View image in full screen Members of the Manitoba Wildfire Program survey the land as fire crews continue to fight wildfires around Lac du Bonnet, Man., on Thurs. May 15, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski. JFJ Schinkel said Manitoba Hydro crews deserve credit for the remarkable work they've done in cleaning up damages, including more than 200 downed poles and other debris. Story continues below advertisement 'They've got crews (working with) miles and miles of wire, cleaning that up,' he said. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Sign up for breaking National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy 'Then they're picking up insulators because it's a total area of destruction and they've got one team doing that. Another team is coming behind pulling out hydro poles that have been burned and putting them on a trailer. 'They're grinding everything up with a huge machine out there to make the right-of-ways where they should be. Then you've got surveyors coming through and marking. Then you've got another machine out there drilling holes in granite.' An evacuation order remains in place for community members who live near the RM of Alexander and Pinawa Bay Channel.
CTV News
17-05-2025
- Climate
- CTV News
Rain provides respite in Manitoba wildfire fight, but evacuation order still in place
Members of the Manitoba Wildfire Program survey the land as fire crews continue to fight wildfires around Lac du Bonnet, Man., Thursday, May 15, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski LAC DU BONNET — Evacuation orders remain in place for the Rural Municipality of Lac du Bonnet as crews continue to battle wildfires in eastern Manitoba. While recent rainfall has helped, officials say the state of local emergency remains in place in the community where a fire destroyed 28 homes and cottages and left two people dead earlier this week. Local officials issued an update on social media saying they're hopeful they can start planning for re-entry into the evacuated areas as early as Saturday. But officials add that re-entry has yet to be recommended by the province's wildfire service. Lac du Bonnet Emergency Management says that recommendation will only come when the fire is under control and the safety of residents can be assured. There were roughly 20 other fires burning in Manitoba as of Friday, prompting the province to close some national parks. This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 17, 2025. The Canadian Press
