Chris Kitching

1 week ago | brandonsun.com | Chris Kitching

WINNIPEG — Relieved Flin Flon evacuees learned on Thursday that barring any further wildfire threats, they’ll be allowed to go home next week. All 5,100 residents of the northwestern Manitoba city were ordered to leave three weeks ago. Some say they expect it will take time for life to return to normal. Health-care services and food supplies will be limited upon their return.

1 week ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Chris Kitching

About 5,100 wildfire evacuees from Flin Flon have been given a tentative return date of Wednesday, while hundreds of Lynn Lake residents started heading home Friday morning. Flin Flon residents, who were forced to leave May 28, were told to expect limited health-care services, and limited supplies at the northwestern city’s largest grocery store, when they return. “It’s very relieving to be able to let some people back in the community,” Mayor George Fontaine told the Free Press.

1 week ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Chris Kitching

Manitoba’s wildfire season — already one of the most catastrophic in recent memory — could still get worse, an official cautioned Thursday, while the province prepared to move evacuees out of a Thompson shelter. Kristin Hayward, assistant deputy minister of the Manitoba Wildfire Service, said it’s difficult to predict what will happen this summer.

1 week ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Chris Kitching

Wildfire evacuees are returning to the southern part of Nopiming Provincial Park, after a mandatory evacuation order ended Wednesday. Angie Sabourin was one of the first to return home when Provincial Road 315 and Bird, Booster, Flanders and Davidson lakes reopened at 8 a.m. to permanent residents, cottagers and commercial operators.

1 week ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Chris Kitching

Hundreds of wildfire hot spots near Flin Flon continued to pose a significant risk to the northern community, officials warned Tuesday, while a mandatory evacuation was set to enter its fourth week. Read this article for free: Email Address: Password: I agree to the Terms and Conditions, Cookie and Privacy Policies, and CASL agreement.