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One of Manitoba's highest honours has been bestowed upon officials who helped the province navigate this year's historically severe wildfire season.

Manitoba's 43rd speech from the throne is putting a big focus on some major infrastructure, health care, and measures to combat crime.

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Governments and non-profit groups are taking time to review this year's wildfire season and the challenges posed by evacuating tens of thousands of people.

The Manitoba government is preparing a new effort to contain spending in order to meet its promise to balance the budget.

Snow Lake Mayor Ron Scott says the mandatory evacuation order for the northern community is being lifted and residents are now allowed to return.

The Manitoba government has signed a $30-million contract with the Canadian Red Cross for evacuee support and other services related to this year's wildfires.

A northern Manitoba town that has been evacuated twice this summer due to out-of-control wildfires has been given the go-ahead to return home later this week.

There's no timeline yet for residents to come home, but Snow Lake, Man., has been making a slow return after encroaching wildfires forced the town to evacuate in early July.

Environment Canada says the smoke is causing or expected to cause poor air quality and reduced visibility that can fluctuate and vary hour by hour.

The province says more information will become available later on Thursday about the situation in Leaf Rapids, Man., where a wildfire entered the community Wednesday night.

Officials said Monday that there were 120 active fires in Manitoba right now -- total of 331 for the year, which is well above the 20-year average of 243 at this time. 

Canada's Emergency Management Minister provided an update on Monday about the current wildfire activity, especially in western provinces and on the East Coast.

Manitoba officials say wildfires are picking up again in the province after a brief reprieve thanks to some wet weather.

A group of First Nations leaders in Manitoba is calling for better prevention plans when it comes to wildfires and says provincial and federal responses to the crisis have failed.

Premier Wab Kinew says a provincewide state of emergency has been renewed in Manitoba, as wildfires continue to rage, forcing thousands from their homes. 

Officials have issued a mandatory evacuation order saying residents should be prepared to leave by 10 a.m. Tuesday.

Some 2,400 people have started returning to their homes in Tataskweyak Cree Nation in northern Manitoba, two months after they were forced to leave by wildfires.

This fire season around 800 hydro poles have been damaged, with crews able to repair around half of those so far.

Canada's premiers jointly agreed to look at a national wildfire strategy, co-ordinated by the federal government, although one said it was still 'early days.'