In pictures: Flin Flon wildfire tour June 12, 2025 By: Photography by Mike Deal / Free Press Posted:

Premier Wab Kinew got a firsthand look at the battle against the largest wildfire in the province during a tour of northern Manitoba Thursday.

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Premier Wab Kinew got a firsthand look at the battle against the largest wildfire in the province during a tour of northern Manitoba Thursday.

Free Press photographer Mike Deal was aboard the plane and helicopter and on the ground with the premier. Here’s what he saw.

An aerial view of Flin Flon.
An aerial view of Flin Flon.
The streets are empty in Flin Flon.
The streets are empty in Flin Flon.
Premier Wab Kinew in the helicopter touring the area around Flin Flon.
Premier Wab Kinew in the helicopter touring the area around Flin Flon.
Tour of the wildfire conditions around Flin Flon by helicopter.
Tour of the wildfire conditions around Flin Flon by helicopter.
Tour of the wildfire conditions around Flin Flon by helicopter.
Tour of the wildfire conditions around Flin Flon by helicopter.
Tour of the wildfire conditions around Flin Flon by helicopter.
Tour of the wildfire conditions around Flin Flon by helicopter.
Tour of the wildfire conditions around Flin Flon by helicopter.
Tour of the wildfire conditions around Flin Flon by helicopter.
Tour of the wildfire conditions around Flin Flon by helicopter.
Tour of the wildfire conditions around Flin Flon by helicopter.
Tour of the wildfire conditions around Flin Flon by helicopter.
Tour of the wildfire conditions around Flin Flon by helicopter.
Tour of the wildfire conditions around Flin Flon by helicopter.
Tour of the wildfire conditions around Flin Flon by helicopter.
Tour of the wildfire conditions around Flin Flon by helicopter.
Tour of the wildfire conditions around Flin Flon by helicopter.
Tour of the wildfire conditions around Flin Flon by helicopter.
Tour of the wildfire conditions around Flin Flon by helicopter.
Tour of the wildfire conditions around Flin Flon by helicopter.
Tour of the wildfire conditions around Flin Flon by helicopter.
Tour of the wildfire conditions around Flin Flon by helicopter.
Tour of the wildfire conditions around Flin Flon by helicopter.
Tour of the wildfire conditions around Flin Flon by helicopter.
Tour of the wildfire conditions around Flin Flon by helicopter.
Premier Wab Kinew chats with firefighters from the Ebb and Flow Fire Department while they eat lunch at the R.H. Channing Auditorium (Community Hall) in Flin Flon.
Premier Wab Kinew chats with firefighters from the Ebb and Flow Fire Department while they eat lunch at the R.H. Channing Auditorium (Community Hall) in Flin Flon.
Premier Wab Kinew greets and chats with the Logan Hotshots from the U.S. Forest Service as they get ready to drop into a hot zone for the day.
Premier Wab Kinew greets and chats with the Logan Hotshots from the U.S. Forest Service as they get ready to drop into a hot zone for the day.
Volunteer Sandra Trottier with MMF looks for a sweater for a client outside the evacuation centre in Thompson
Volunteer Sandra Trottier with MMF looks for a sweater for a client outside the evacuation centre in Thompson
Premier Wab Kinew meets with staff from the MMF outside the evacuation centre at the Thompson Regional Community Centre in Thompson.
Premier Wab Kinew meets with staff from the MMF outside the evacuation centre at the Thompson Regional Community Centre in Thompson.
Premier Wab Kinew meets with staff from the MMF outside the evacuation centre at the Thompson Regional Community Centre in Thompson.
Premier Wab Kinew meets with staff from the MMF outside the evacuation centre at the Thompson Regional Community Centre in Thompson.
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