Your forecast
Sunny, with fog patches becoming local smoke this morning. High 26 C. Humidex 29. UV index 8 or very high.
What’s happening today
The Winnipeg Goldeyes host the Sioux Falls Canaries at Blue Cross Park, starting at 6:30 p.m.
Today’s must-read
Lightning strikes triggered a sudden escalation of wildfires in Manitoba — prompting the evacuation of Leaf Rapids and declaration of a state of local emergency in Thompson — while the number of active blazes surpassed 80 on Monday.
Leaf Rapids residents were ordered to leave by 10 a.m. Tuesday as Thompson’s emergency was declared as a precaution in case conditions worsen.
“We’ve had a lot of lightning go through the province. We were seeing over 25 new fires every 24-hour period,” Kristin Hayward, assistant deputy minister of the Manitoba Wildfire Service, said Monday. Chris Kitching has the story.
This wildfire south of Pimicikamak Cree Nation and the incorporated community of Cross Lake is one of several burning in the area. (Supplied)
On the bright side
Work to revamp an expanded Odeon Park adjacent to the Burton Cummings Theatre should start soon, with a goal to create a vibrant downtown green space.
The City of Winnipeg set aside $890,000 to hire a company to redevelop the park, with work expected to begin in the late summer or early fall, city spokesman Kalen Qually said in an email.
Last year, the city realigned part of Smith Street toward King Street, closing the street space immediately in front of the theatre, which aimed to improve traffic flow and create more space for Odeon Park. Joyanne Pursaga has the story.
The redevelopment and expansion of Odeon Park is expected to begin in the late summer or early fall. (John Woods / Free Press)
On this date
On July 8, 1931: The Manitoba Free Press reported in Regina, delegates of the Saskatchewan wheat pool at their semi-annual meeting voted in favour of a national grain marketing board, or, failing that, a similar interprovincial board for Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. In Seattle, endurance flight record holder Reg Robbins and his navigator H.S. Jones planned to embark on a nonstop flight to Tokyo. Read the rest of this day’s paper here. Search our archives for more here.
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