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Manitoba to lift travel, fire restrictions Friday
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Manitoba will be free of provincial restrictions in most of the province from 8:00 a.m. on Friday, as conditions improve.
"We received rain in some key areas," said Kristin Hayward, Assistant Deputy Minister for Forest Fire Services at the Department of Natural Resources and Aboriginal Futures, at a press conference on June 26. "We were helped by weather conditions to advance the escape fire prevention program on some fires, allowing the government to lift travel restrictions throughout the province, except in areas within an active fire perimeter.
More burn and travel restrictions easing Friday
A provincial spokesperson says recent rain is allowing for more fire-related restrictions to be lifted in Manitoba. Kristin Hayward is Assistant Deputy Minister responsible for the Manitoba Wildfire Service (MWS). She says on Friday at 8 am, all provincial travel and burn restrictions will be lifted in our province, with the exception of backcountry travel within boundaries of an active fire. In those locations, a travel permit will be required.…
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