Backcountry shutdown gets thumbs-up ALEX LUPUL Fire crews are still battling blazes at the east end of Falcon Lake in Whiteshell Provincial Park (above) and in the RM of Piney and RM of Grahamdale, in southeast Manitoba. (Alex Lupul / Winnipeg Free Press) Faloma, Man. (12/05/21) - The Manitoba Wildfire Service work to extinguish a large forest fire south of Whiteshell Provincial Park, near Falcon Beach. Outfitters support the government’s decision to shut down backcountry trails in provincial parks, due to the combination of tinder-dry conditions and increased usage by people trying to escape pandemic boredom. Outfitters support the government’s decision to shut down backcountry trails in provincial parks, due to the combination of tinder-dry conditions and increased usage by people trying to escape pandemic boredom.