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CTV News
2 days ago
- Climate
- CTV News
Nopiming Provincial Park to reopen Friday, campgrounds to remain closed for season
A provincial park closed this spring due to wildfires will reopen this Friday. A provincial park closed this spring due to wildfires will reopen this Friday. As wildfires smoulder through Nopiming, the province says it will reopen the park on Friday. As of 9 a.m. on Friday, the province says permanent residents, cottagers and commercial operators will be allowed to return to Nopiming Provincial Park. The province will also be reopening PR 314 and PR 304. It noted that while Bird Lake Campground is open, all other campgrounds, including Beresford Lake, Black Lake and Tulabi Falls, will remain closed for the season. This includes backcountry campsites at Shoe Lake. 'These closures are in place as significant wildfire clean-up is required across the park,' the province said in a notice posted Tuesday. 'Burn zones with scorched trees pose a safety risk and backcountry areas must be evaluated before water routes and hiking trails can safely reopen. Anyone hoping to spend time in Nopiming backcountry this season should make other plans.' The province said the fire in the area remains out of control, noting flame and smoke will continue throughout the summer and fall. More details on the closures can be found on the provincial parks website.
CBC
24-06-2025
- General
- CBC
Firefighting sisters from Pinaymootang First Nation working on the front lines of Manitoba's wildfire effort
Two firefighting sisters from Pinaymootang First Nation in Manitoba's Interlake region say they are looking forward to returning to the front lines of the provincial wildfire effort following a deployment battling the Nopiming Provincial Park blaze near Bissett. Delilah Anderson, 22, and Heather Anderson, 21, completed their firefighter training last year and were sent to Bissett, about 160 kilometres northeast of Winnipeg, earlier this month. They said it was the second wildfire they had ever fought. "We're new, but we're doing something for our community," said Delilah, who hopes to be a role model for other young women and girls from Pinaymootang. "I like helping out," she said. The Nopiming wildfire was more than 224,000 hectares in size — about five times the area of Winnipeg — as of Sunday, according to the province's most recent fire status report. The fire, which stretches from south of Bird River to north of Bissett, is still out of control. Last week, some residents, cottagers and business owners in the southern part of the park were allowed to return home. Bird, Booster, Flanders and Davidson lakes reopened on Wednesday, along with Provincial Road 315. The sisters said they are passionate about nature and the animals that live there. It was hard for them to see the forest so charred, with few animals roaming around the burned-out woods, they said. "It's all burned. It just looks pretty sad over there…." Heather said. "It was sad to see how much that has been burnt," Delilah added. The crew the Andersons were in was tasked with putting out hotspots, taking special care to check low-lying areas where the flames could use underground roots to spread further. They also pulled 40-kilogram hoses from one site to the next, helping their team and others get water on the fire where it was most needed. "It's kind of hard on your back when you're pulling back the hoses," Heather said. "I heard that my crew was the fastest workers because we moved two different locations within three days," Heather said. "We have a pretty strong crew," Delilah said. The sisters returned home over the weekend, after being on the ground for about a week. A family emergency forced them to head home early from their 20-day deployment. However, they'll be back on the front lines for another 20-day stint starting on July 7. The Andersons were the only women on their crew, but they hope to inspire more young women and girls to be trained as firefighters and join them on the front lines. "There's just a lot of young girls in the community that I want them to see what they're capable of…. When they see me, I want them to think that they could do it as well," Delilah said, adding that their family members are extremely proud of her and her sister. Although Delilah says it's hard to be away from her three young children and the rest of her family, she's looking forward to returning to the strong bonds she and Heather built in Bissett. "You're making a second family out there with the crew members that you have," Delilah said. Sisters hope to inspire others while fighting Manitoba wildfires 8 minutes ago Duration 2:01 Two sisters in their 20s are among the hundreds of personnel fighting fires in Manitoba. Delilah and Heather Anderson say they hope other young women see what they do and put their minds to anything they want.
CBC
19-06-2025
- Climate
- CBC
Manitoba officials to give wildfire update Thursday at 12:45 p.m. CT
Social Sharing Officials in Manitoba will give an update on the wildfires burning across the province on Thursday. Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Lisa Naylor is scheduled to speak alongside Kristin Hayward, assistant deputy minister of the Conservation Officer Service and the Manitoba Wildfire Service, and Christine Stevens, assistant deputy minister of the Manitoba Emergency Management Organization. CBC News will livestream the news conference here at 12:45 p.m. CT. As of the province's latest update on Wednesday, there were 21 wildfires burning across Manitoba, several of which were out of control. The out-of-control fires include one near the northwestern city of Flin Flon, which is about 370,780 hectares, and one in the eastern area of Nopiming Provincial Park, which is about 218,700 hectares, the province said Wednesday.
Globe and Mail
18-06-2025
- Climate
- Globe and Mail
Wildfire evacuees continue returning home in Manitoba, Saskatchewan
Wildfire evacuees continued to make their way home in some Manitoba communities Tuesday, but there were hurdles. Tataskweyak Cree Nation lifted its evacuation order Monday evening, then told the community's 2,400 residents Tuesday morning the return was being delayed due to problems with the water system. 'Water tests came back (with) high aluminum. The pipes and reservoir will need to be cleaned and samples taken after the cleaning,' said a message posted on the chief and council's Facebook page. An evacuation order also was lifted Tuesday for the dozens of evacuees from Bissett, near the Manitoba-Ontario boundary. They were forced out last month by a wildfire near Nopiming Provincial Park. Where in Canada are there wildfire smoke warnings? Our map tracks air quality across the country Residents in Flin Flon, one of the largest communities evacuated, were still waiting for the fire threat to diminish before they could be allowed to return. An out-of-control fire covering roughly 3,700 square kilometres continued to burn north and east of the city of 5,000 people. Manitoba's latest report said crews were battling 18 fires, eight of which were out of control. At the peak of evacuations, about 21,000 residents were out of their homes, putting pressure on the province's supply of hotel rooms and prompting Premier Wab Kinew's government to encourage tourists to reconsider Manitoba travel plans. A third of those evacuees came from the Pimicikamak Cree Nation in the north-central region. They have started returning home, as are residents in Snow Lake, Sherridon and Herb Lake Landing. Rain and cooler temperatures have brought relief to both Manitoba and Saskatchewan in recent days, allowing fire bans to be reduced and more evacuees to go home. In Saskatchewan, the province reported 13 active fires, with three out of control. Saskatchewan Public Safety Minister Tim McLeod said Monday that people across 34 communities were in the process of returning.
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
