A wildfire burns in northern Manitoba near near Flin Flon, as seen from a helicopter surveying the situation on Tuesday. The fire is still about 1 ½ kilometres from Cranberry Portage as of Wednesday afternoon and about 31,600 hectares in size, the province says.
Residents who were forced to evacuate the area around Cranberry Portage due to a massive wildfire have been told they can return home as early as Sunday.A wildfire burns in northern Manitoba near near Flin Flon, as seen from a helicopter surveying the situation on Tuesday. Though the fire still covers about 37,000 hectares as of Friday, residents from the Cranberry Portage area will be able to go home starting Sunday, the province says.
Approximately 675 residents were told to evacuate, the province says. A small number of properties have been damaged by the fire, but impacted residents are being notified ahead of the reopening, according to Friday's update. The fire still covers about 37,000 hectares of land, the province said in its Friday update, but the fireline closest to Cranberry Portage is now considered under control.
Provincial emergency social services will be available to help residents as they return, and reception centres at the Wescana Inn in The Pas, about 85 kilometres south of Cranberry Portage, and the Victoria Inn in Flin Flon will remain open this weekend, the province said.The province is also fighting a second fire in northwestern Manitoba, near Wanless, which is north of The Pas. That fire is currently covering around 2,785 hectares, and is 2½ kilometres from Wanless.
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