Manitoba puts fire, travel bans into effect
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Backcountry travel is banned through large swaths of the province and all provincial burn permits are cancelled, as of Wednesday morning.
As Manitoba grapples with extreme wildfire danger, the forecast offers no relief in the short term, with temperatures hovering above 32 C through next week and little or no rain.
Where the bans are most restrictive, no backcountry travel will be allowed without a permit, camping will be restricted to developed campgrounds, campfires will be banned, and access to cottages will only be allowed on designated roads.
Access to remote cabins will only be allowed with a travel permit.
Industry and outfitters may be restricted in their operations and should contact their local Manitoba Conservation and Climate office, the province said Tuesday.
Areas under the highest-level restrictions include popular provincial parks and forests in the southeastern portion of the province: the Whiteshell, Nopiming, Sandilands, Agassiz and Northwest Angle, among others.
The high-level restrictions also affect popular beaches and parks along the eastern shore of Lake Winnipeg: Grand, Patricia and Victoria beaches. Hecla Provincial Park is under high-level restrictions, as is much of the land between Lake Winnipegosis and Lake Winnipeg north of Fisher Branch up to Easterville.
To the southwest, Spruce Woods Provincial Park and forest and Turtle Mountain Provincial Park and forest are also under high-level restrictions.
To the west, Duck Mountain Provincial Park is under the second-highest level ban, as is Porcupine Provincial Forest.
Those restrictions ban motorized backcountry travel, including all-terrain vehicles and dirt bikes. Camping is restricted to developed campgrounds. Campfires are allowed but only between the hours of 8 p.m. and 8 a.m. Wayside parks remain open, and landing and launching are restricted to developed shorelines only.
All campfires will be banned in provincial parks, even in areas without high-level restrictions, as are fireworks and sky lanterns.