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CBC
4 days ago
- Politics
- CBC
Province reopening more areas of Whiteshell park, including campgrounds at Caddy and West Hawk lakes
More permanent residents, cottagers and business owners can now return to areas of Caddy Lake and West Hawk Lake in Whiteshell Provincial Park, the province said Tuesday. As of 8 a.m. Tuesday, Caddy Lake blocks 6, 7, 8, along with Island Block and Green Bay Resort, were reopened to permanent residents, cottagers and commercial operators, the province said in an online update. At West Hawk Lake, McDougall's Landing, Big Island Landing and Indian Bay also reopened on Tuesday. Campgrounds at Brereton, Caddy, West Hawk and White lakes will reopen for seasonal and nightly campers on Friday, June 6, at 4 p.m., the Manitoba government said in its most recent fire bulletin. An out-of-control wildfire that spread into Manitoba from the area around Ingolf, Ont., still covered a total of more than 36,000 hectares as of Tuesday afternoon, the province said, including over 5,000 hectares on the Manitoba side. An evacuation order is still in effect for some parts of the park, while closures remain for Caddy Lake blocks 1, 2, 5 and the public boat launch at Block 4. The province said Big Whiteshell, Crowduck, Nora and Florence lakes will also stay closed, as will the Caddy Lake tunnels. Campgrounds at Big Whiteshell Lake will remain closed until at least June 19. But as the Whiteshell reopened further, two provincial parks in northwestern Manitoba were ordered to close Tuesday. Grass River and Wekusko Falls are both under a mandatory evacuation order, the province said, with access restricted to all park users including campers, commercial operators and day visitors. Grass River and Wekusko Falls are both close to wildfires burning out of control near Sherridon, Wanless and Flin Flon. The Sherridon fire — the largest of the three fires — is more than 112,000 hectares in size and is still out of control, the province said. All trails and water routes in all Manitoba provincial parks remain closed, the government said Tuesday. There are 27 active wildfires across Manitoba as of Tuesday afternoon.
CTV News
5 days ago
- Climate
- CTV News
More than 14K Manitobans registered as wildfire evacuees: Manitoba government
The Billy Mosienko Arena, seen on May 31, 2025, is being used to offer assistance to wildfire evacuees from across the province. (Gary Robson/CTV News Winnipeg) More than 14,300 people have registered with the Canadian Red Cross as evacuees from the wildfires throughout Manitoba as of June 2. That is the latest information from the province in its daily fire bulletin, which said those evacuees are from 5,400 households in the province. 'This includes people from approximately 2,400 households on behalf of Indigenous Services Canada and 3,000 households on behalf of the Province of Manitoba,' the bulletin said. The province continued its call for evacuees to register so they can get financial support, as well as additional support. It was also confirmed in the bulletin Tuesday that Mathias Colomb Cree Nation has been completely evacuated. 'Government of Canada and the Canadian Armed Forces continue evacuation efforts for Pimicikamak First Nation and Cross Lake, with multiple agencies participating in the response along with community members and the local fire department.' There are currently 27 active wildfires in Manitoba, and there have been 111 wildfires in 2025. Some good news was also shared in the bulletin, as more areas in Whiteshell Provincial Park have reopened after wildfires threatened the area last month. People can now return to most of Caddy Lake and West Hawk Lake. Blocks one, two and five, as well as the public boat launch in Caddy Lake, remain closed. Campgrounds in Brereton, Caddy, West Hawk and White lakes are set to reopen on Friday at 4 p.m.
CTV News
28-05-2025
- Climate
- CTV News
Another portion of the Whiteshell to reopen on Thursday
More Manitobans will be able to return to the Whiteshell as the province said suppression efforts are working on one of the fires in the area. Fire EA63, which is also burning in parts of northwestern Ontario, is considered out of control still, but the province said the fire is holding. With that, the province has decided to reopen more of the provincial park. Starting at 9 a.m. on Thursday, people can return to Brereton, Red Rock, White and Jessica lakes. As well, the subdivisions in Star and Hunt lakes, blocks four, nine and 10 in Caddy Lake and the west and south shore subdivisions in West Hawk Lake will be accessible. Some campgrounds are also going to start to reopen on May 30 at 4 p.m. These include Otter Falls, Dorothy Lake, Opapiskaw, Nutimik Lake, Betula Lake, Falcon Beach, Falcon Lakeshore, and Toniata. Then on June 5, Big Whiteshell, Brereton, Caddy, West Hawk and White lakes campgrounds can open. However, the province did say those openings may be delayed depending on how the fire evolves. There are still some areas that are staying closed due to the fire, including Crowduck Lake, Big Whiteshell Lake, blocks one, two and five through eight at Caddy Lake, Island Block, Green Bay Resort and the boat launch in block four, West Hawk Lake – McDougall's Landing, Big Island Landing, Indian Bay, Florence Lake, Nora Lake, and Ophir Siding. 'As the fire remains out of control, those returning to reopened areas are advised to be prepared to evacuate again with little notice,' the province said in its latest bulletin. 'Manitoba Parks recognizes many Whiteshell residents, business owners, cottagers and campers are frustrated about the closures, but fire EA63 is challenging suppression efforts as it continues to burn into the Mantario wilderness zone and has increased in size, with numerous hotspots and flareups being pushed by variable winds, hot temperatures and dry conditions.' The other fire in the area, EA61, burning in Nopiming Provincial Park, is still out of control, the province said, and work is currently being focused on the areas around Bird and Long lakes. Some campgrounds will be closed until at least June 12, while other spots in the park are going to be closed for the rest of the season.
CBC
28-05-2025
- Climate
- CBC
Wildfire update coming from Manitoba premier, officials as evacuations continue
Manitoba's premier and other officials will provide a wildfire update on Wednesday as a evacuations were ordered Tuesday in the west and massive fires continue to burn out of control in the east. CBC News will livestream the 10:15 a.m. news conference here and on CBC Gem. A number of communities in north and northeastern Manitoba were evacuated while other parts of the province are on high alert in one of the worst fire seasons in recent memory. Sherridon and Lynn Lake were evacuated or in the process of evacuating this week while the city of Flin Flon has told its residents to brace for a possible evacuation. The communities of Cross Lake and Wabowden have both declared states of emergency and there were several emerging fires in areas such as Chemawawin Cree Nation and neighbouring Easterville, as well as in Wanless. Meanwhile, in the east, the Nopiming/Bird River fire continues to engulf 124,238 hectares and remains out of control, leaving the community of Bissett planning for a possible evacuation. And the fire near the Ontario border near Ingolf, Ont., is still out of control at approximately 31,300 hectares with about 4,000 hectares of that on the Manitoba side in Whiteshell Provincial Park.
CTV News
27-05-2025
- Climate
- CTV News
The highways now open in Whiteshell Provincial Park
More roads in Whiteshell Provincial Park have opened as wildfire fighting efforts continue in Manitoba's east. More highways in Whiteshell Provincial Park are reopening following wildfire-related closures earlier this month. The province announced Monday that Highway 307 from Highway 11 to Betula Lake has reopened to traffic after it was closed due to the wildfire threat. Highway 301 from Falcon Lake to the Highway 1 underpass has been opened but is restricted to local traffic. However, three highways in the park remain closed to all traffic due to the conditions, including: -Highway 44 from West Hawk Lake to Rennie; -Highway 301 from the Highway 1 underpass to PTH 44 at West Hawk; and -Highway 307 from Betula Lake to Rennie. The province announced Sunday that residents and cottagers of the Pointe Du Bois area could return as progress had been made in fighting wildfires in the area near Whiteshell and Nopiming provincial parks. 17 wildfires currently burning in Manitoba As of Monday afternoon, the province said there are 17 active wildfires across the province, up from 12 reported in Friday's bulletin. The Manitoba Wildfire Service says most of the province has a high fire danger, while the northwest corner is listed as extreme. In northern Manitoba, the province is dealing with three fires of note. One roughly five kilometres away from Cross Lake is approximately 1,625 hectares in size, out of control, and a state of local emergency has been declared. The community has started evacuations of priority one individuals. Another fire, located six kilometres from Lynn Lake, is 7,064 hectares and out of control. The province is also dealing with an out-of-control fire two kilometres from Wabowden, where a state of local emergency has been declared. The fire is 37 hectares in size. Evacuations have also taken place in Sherridon, where a fire burns 18 kilometres away from the community. The out-of-control fire is roughly 6,320 hectares. The fire near Bird River remains out of control and is 121,750 hectares. A state of local emergency in Nopiming, Wallace Lake, South Atikaki and Manigotagan River provincial parks has been extended until June 20. A full fire ban in all provincial parks in Manitoba remains in effect. -With files from CTV's Devon McKendrick
