Air Quality Warnings Issued for Much of Manitoba
- More than 17,000 people faced mandatory evacuations from communities like Flin Flon and Pimicikamak due to wildfires in Manitoba as of early June 2025.
- The province declared a state of emergency because multiple fires, including eight out of 25 active ones, stretched firefighting resources thin in heavily wooded areas with unprecedented winds.
- Evacuees were relocated to hotels and shelters in Manitoba and Ontario, notably Niagara Falls, where Indigenous leaders praised the coordinated support and capacity to host displaced people.
- Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew emphasized the need for as many water bombers as possible to combat the wildfires and announced that around 1,000 hotel rooms will be made available in Winnipeg to accommodate evacuees.
- The wildfires disrupted education for roughly 675 students, canceled classes, postponed exams, and mobilized animal welfare services to support evacuated residents and their pets.
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Current state of wildfires across Manitoba communities
Manitoba remains under a provincial state of emergency as wildfires continue to spread across multiple regions, prompting evacuation orders and closures in dozens of communities and parks. Officials say most of the province is now facing extreme fire danger, with human activity continuing to play a significant role in sparking new fires.
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