The Canadian Red Cross has relocated about 150 people from Marcel Colomb First Nation, after their community was threatened by wildfire.
On Wednesday the Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak (MKO) said “several wildfires” were affecting the community, which is located about 800 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg.
Support from the Canadian Red Cross was requested through Indigenous Services Canada, leading the Red Cross to partially evacuate the community Wednesday evening.
A spokesperson for the Red Cross said residents were evacuated by bus to Thompson where they are staying in a hotel.
As of Wednesday evening, there were 11 fires in the area with four fires burning close to the communities of Lynn Lake and Marcel Colomb First Nation. The Province said those four fires are being treated as a priority.
Crews are fighting a blaze of about 50 hectares burning roughly four kilometres from Marcel Colomb on the east shore of Berge Lake. According to reports from firefighters, structures at a bible camp on the shore of Berge Lake have been lost to the flames.
The Province said the community of Black Sturgeon Lake is also without power, after wildfire damaged a power line and destroyed seven hydro poles.
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