WINNIPEG Manitoba’s wildfire season got off to an earlier start this year, and now hot, dry conditions are causing some concerns. Several large wildfires broke out across the province in May and June, including in and around Winnipeg, in the Whiteshell area, and in the R.M. of Piney. “It was very scary for us,” said Reeve Wayne Anderson. “It came within two and a half kilometres of settlement centres, so that was not a good thing, but we do live in a forested area out here. It’s a very beautiful area to live in, but when it gets dry, there is a danger of forest fires.”
A fire along the Red River filled the area near Breezy Point, Man., with smoke over the weekend. Meanwhile, wildfires in other areas are making it hard to breathe for Manitobans.