The Wildfire Program of Manitoba Sustainable Development advises that conditions on the fire near Beresford Lake have worsened and a mandatory evacuation of the Beresford cottage subdivision of Nopiming Provincial Park is now in effect.
The fire east of Beresford Lake, near the Manitoba/Ontario border, currently covers approximately 10,000 hectares (ha) while the fire six kilometres northeast of Caddy Lake, on the Manitoba/Ontario border, is approximately 700 ha. Ontario has taken over the suppression operations for this wildfire with Manitoba crews assisting.
Burning permits for the eastern, central and western areas of the province remain cancelled and motorized backcountry travel is banned between noon and 7 p.m. daily in southeast Manitoba. The expanded boundary of the restricted area is from PR 302 east to the Ontario border and from the U.S. border north to Lake Winnipeg and now extending north to the Wanipigow River.
In Whiteshell Provincial Park, the Hunt Lake, Mantario and McGillivray Falls hiking trails are closed until wildfire conditions improve. For additional information on restrictions in eastern Manitoba, contact the eastern region office at 204-345-1444.
For information on restrictions in Ontario call 1-807-548-1919. To report a wildfire, call 911 or the T.I.P. line (toll-free) at 1-800-782-0076. For further general information on the fire situation or current restrictions go to www.manitoba.ca/wildfire.
