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State of Emergency Continues as Prairie Wildfires Force Widespread Evacuations

Containment efforts near Flin Flon offer respite; evacuation alerts have reached Timber Bay under mounting shelter shortages

Manitoba RCMP officers assisted with the evacuation of several northern communities in Manitoba including the City of Flin Flon, Pimicikamak Cree Nation, and Mathias Colomb Cree Nation on May 28 and 29, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Manitoba RCMP
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Anthony Franze of North American Trade School battles with Tricar’s Nenad Golic.
The last walk of 2024, which was a moonlight walk, and it took advantage of the viewing platform at Reversing Falls, which will be a focal point in next Tuesday's walk, but with an entirely different folklore and local lore selection of stories. Every walk is different, though sites used are often repeated.

Overview

  • Fire crews have contained the wildfire near Flin Flon to outside the city’s perimeter highway with no structures lost, prompting hydro restoration efforts.
  • Bakers Narrows Provincial Park has been placed under mandatory evacuation after a nearby blaze caused property and structure damage.
  • The Saskatchewan government issued an immediate evacuation alert for over 80 Timber Bay residents who are relocating to hotels in Regina.
  • Indigenous leaders in Manitoba call for directives to prioritize evacuees in crowded hotel markets as more than 17,000 people remain displaced.
  • In New Brunswick, a report suggests removing trade barriers could boost Canada’s GDP by $30.4 billion and the province will adopt a 'one project, one review' environmental assessment agreement with Ottawa.