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Manitoba RCMP officers are now assisting with the evacuations of South Indian Lake, Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation and Kitiganwacheeng (Garden Hill First Nation). The evacuations of the communities of Lynn Lake, Snow Lake, Leaf Rapids, Granville Lake and Mathias Colomb Cree Nation have been completed.

Wabowden RCMP are asking the public for any information regarding the whereabouts of a missing man from the area, 40-year-old Travis Bittern.

Falcon Lake RCMP are currently investing the death of a 23-year-old Winnipeg man who recently drowned at a location on Caddy Lake, located in southeastern Manitoba.

The Manitoba government has declared a second provincial state of emergency in response to a wildfire season that is now the worst on record in the last 30 years, with more than one million hectares (ha) of area burned in the province.

The Manitoba government is honouring the Winnipeg Folk Festival’s legacy and the volunteers who make the premier event possible by unveiling commemorative highway signage and announcing more than $1 million in upgrades to Birds Hill Provincial Park.

Manitoba Agriculture is reporting that at this time the majority of crops are looking good in the province, but some areas will be needing rain over the next week.

Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) is drawing attention to a growing concern on Manitoba’s roadways: peeling licence plates. Once the numbers or the reflective coating begin to peel off plates, they create safety concerns for all road users, including law enforcement.

The Manitoba Wildfire Service advises the majority of the province continues to be at a high and very-high fire danger level, with the northern part of the province having the most potential for the spread of wildfires.

Manitoba RCMP are reporting that two pilots are dead following a mid-air collision that occurred south of Steinbach in the Rural Municipality of Hanover.

The town of Leaf Rapids declared a state of emergency related to wildfires for the community and a mandatory evacuation effective 9 a.m. Tuesday, July 8. This mandatory evacuation will affect an estimated 328 residents.