Whiteshell wildfire abated

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TREVOR HAGAN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Marney Brown, Incident Commander for Kenora Fire 18, updates people affected by the fire in the Whiteshell during a community meeting on Sunday.
TREVOR HAGAN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Marney Brown, Incident Commander for Kenora Fire 18, updates people affected by the fire in the Whiteshell during a community meeting on Sunday.
TREVOR HAGAN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Cottagers and homeowners in the Whiteshell were updated and informed at the Sunday meeting that most of them would be able to return to their properties on Tuesday, May 17.
TREVOR HAGAN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Cottagers and homeowners in the Whiteshell were updated and informed at the Sunday meeting that most of them would be able to return to their properties on Tuesday, May 17.
TREVOR HAGAN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Nearly a week after the evacuation order was imposed, cottagers and homeowners in the Whiteshell were pleased to learn they'd soon be allowed to return to their properties.
TREVOR HAGAN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Nearly a week after the evacuation order was imposed, cottagers and homeowners in the Whiteshell were pleased to learn they'd soon be allowed to return to their properties.
TREVOR HAGAN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Nearly a week after the evacuation order was imposed, cottagers and homeowners in the Whiteshell were pleased to learn they'd soon be allowed to return to their properties.
TREVOR HAGAN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Nearly a week after the evacuation order was imposed, cottagers and homeowners in the Whiteshell were pleased to learn they'd soon be allowed to return to their properties.
TREVOR HAGAN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Nearly a week after the evacuation order was imposed, cottagers and homeowners in the Whiteshell were pleased to learn they'd soon be allowed to return to their properties.
TREVOR HAGAN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Nearly a week after the evacuation order was imposed, cottagers and homeowners in the Whiteshell were pleased to learn they'd soon be allowed to return to their properties.
TREVOR HAGAN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Fire officials told cottagers and homeowners in the Whiteshell area that the Kenora fire was about 70 per cent contained on the Ontario side of the border.
TREVOR HAGAN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Fire officials told cottagers and homeowners in the Whiteshell area that the Kenora fire was about 70 per cent contained on the Ontario side of the border.
TREVOR HAGAN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Dan Poersch owns a cottage at Nora Lake, one of the areas that will still be under an evacuation order when most others return to their properties on Tuesday.
TREVOR HAGAN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Dan Poersch owns a cottage at Nora Lake, one of the areas that will still be under an evacuation order when most others return to their properties on Tuesday.
TREVOR HAGAN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSThick deadfall near Falcon Lake in the Whiteshell, Sunday, May 15, 2016.
TREVOR HAGAN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSThick deadfall near Falcon Lake in the Whiteshell, Sunday, May 15, 2016.

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