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Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew touring Flin Flon area, meeting with wildfire evacuees in Thompson
- On Thursday, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew toured the Flin Flon area and met with wildfire evacuees in Thompson amid ongoing fire threats.
- The tour followed wildfires raging mainly in northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan for more than two weeks, forcing about 21,000 people to evacuate.
- Thousands of evacuees in Saskatchewan, including 7,000 in La Ronge and 600 in Cranberry Portage, began returning home as fires eased with rain and favorable winds.
- Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe pledged $500 in assistance to each adult evacuee as authorities report that the wildfires have displaced roughly 10,000 to 15,000 people.
- States of emergency declared by Manitoba and Saskatchewan aim to streamline resource coordination, but officials face criticism over difficulties in providing timely shelter and information amid a particularly severe wildfire crisis.
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He asked hoteliers to make an extra effort to accommodate evacuees.
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WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew took to the air Thursday, touring areas hit by wildfire, meeting with firefighters and community leaders, and issuing a warning to hotel owners to free up more rooms for evacuees. "We have emergency powers.
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Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew tours wildfire zones by air as 21,000 remain out of homes
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew took to the air Thursday, touring and meeting with those dealing with scores of wildfires in his province, while in Saskatchewan thousands of fire evacuees were given the green light to go home.
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew tours wildfire zones by air as 21,000 remain out of homes - Winnipeg #Canadian #News #Canada #CDN
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew took to the air Thursday, touring and meeting with those dealing with scores of wildfires in his province, while in Saskatchewan thousands of fire evacuees were given the green light to go home. Kinew was set to meet with municipal officials, as well as shelter and hospital staff in Flin Flon and Thompson before returning to Winnipeg. The fires have been raging for more than two weeks, mainly in the north and northwest…
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