News - Whiteshell Provincial Park

Manitoba Infrastructure reports an Amphibex AE 400 machine will be deployed today on Caddy Lake in the Whiteshell to help keep critical drains clear.

The Manitoba government advises a voluntary evacuation of homes and cottages that have been isolated by road washouts is still in effect. All provincial campgrounds are open this weekend but some detours are in effect.

Manitoba Sustainable Development advises a voluntary evacuation of homes and cottages that have been isolated by road washouts is still in effect.

A number of roads remain washed out leaving cottage owners stranded with only boat access‎ until road repairs can be undertaken. Almost all cottagers have boat access to main boat launches and highway access.

Manitoba Sustainable Development advises a voluntary evacuation is underway in some areas of the Whiteshell following heavy rains as resulting high water has caused deteriorating road conditions.

The Manitoba government is expanding Whiteshell Provincial Park by expanding the park boundaries to include 2,950 hectares of land and water, and increasing the protected area within the park by 20,375 hectares.

On September 1, 2014, at about 9:30am, Lac du Bonnet RCMP received a call of distress from a hiker on the Mantario trail near Moosehead lake in the Whiteshell Provincial Park.

On August 30, 2014, at about 3am, Lac du Bonnet RCMP received a call to assist two hikers on the Mantario trail in the Whiteshell Provincial Park.

On August 11, 2014, just before 10:30am, Lac du Bonnet RCMP responded to a call of a possible drowning at Lamprey Falls in the Whiteshell Provincial Park.

The Trails Manitoba Board of Directors and volunteers were accompanied by Mrs. Laureen Harper, Honorary Campaign Chair of the TransCanada Trail, on a 15 km hike as part of the official opening of 40 km of community trails connected through the Border to Beaches Initiative between Old Pinawa Dam Provincial Park and Whiteshell Provincial Park.