WINNIPEG Manitoba’s wildfire season got off to an earlier start this year, and now hot, dry conditions are causing some concerns. Several large wildfires broke out across the province in May and June, including in and around Winnipeg, in the Whiteshell area, and in the R.M. of Piney. “It was very scary for us,” said Reeve Wayne Anderson. “It came within two and a half kilometres of settlement centres, so that was not a good thing, but we do live in a forested area out here. It’s a very beautiful area to live in, but when it gets dry, there is a danger of forest fires.”
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One-year-old London Malegus explores the water features for the first time with her mom, Sydney Godbout, at the Provencher Park splash pad on Friday. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press)
Communities across the province boiled in record heat Friday, with 38 weather stations noting their hottest July 2 on record.
Communities across the province boiled in record heat Friday, with 38 weather stations noting their hottest July 2 on record.
Heat warnings were in effect in almost all of Manitoba as a heat wave enveloped the province in temperatures up to 36 C. Winnipeg fell just short of its record at 33 C.
Lynn Lake, Man. nearly forced to evacuate over out-of-control wildfire
Residents in Lynn Lake, Manitoba are shaken but relieved after a scary wildfire that nearly forced an evacuation was brought under control.
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Posted: Jul 02, 2021 7:44 PM CT | Last Updated: July 3
Fire officials in Manitoba are asking people to be extra-cautious about fire danger due to the hot and dry weather across the province. (Ontario Northwest Region forest fire management centre)
Residents in Lynn Lake, Manitoba are shaken but relieved after a scary wildfire that nearly forced an evacuation was brought under control.
On Friday afternoon, Rebecca Colomb, 20, noticed thick black smoke rising from brush alongside the town garage on the outskirts of the Town of Lynn Lake, just beyond the Lynn River.
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WINNIPEG As Canada Day and the weekend approaches, Manitobans are being reminded to be fire safe. The Manitoba Wildfire Service said the fire danger throughout southern and central Manitoba is high to extreme and this is due to the dry and hot weather that is making its way to the province from out west. Environment Canada currently has a heat warning in place for the majority of the province. The public is reminded to use extreme caution around fire, especially in wilderness areas over Canada Day and into the weekend, the province said in a news release. Manitobans are reminded that fireworks and sky lanterns are not allowed in provincial parks.