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Photo courtesy of the Whiteshell Cottagers Association Facebook page. Video courtesy of Val Collicutt. Article continues below advertisement ↴ -- UPDATE at 5:19 pm on May 12 -- The Manitoba government says the fire has grown to about 40 hectares. They ask everyone to avoid the area. -- Original story -- Manitoba and Ontario fire crews are currently battling a fire east of Falcon Beach. The Whiteshell Cottagers Association says that three water bombers are currently fighting a 10 hecto...

Screen grab, Province of Manitoba A fire burning just west of the Ontario/Manitoba border is listed as out of control by the Manitoba Government. They say that the blaze is human-caused, started on Wednesday, and is now around 50 hectares in size. The Whiteshell Cottagers Association Facebook group says that two helicopters and five crews are currently fighting the blaze with three waterbombers on the way. They add that they’ve been told by Manitoba Parks that park staff are in the final stag...