Manitoba Agriculture and resource Development says that conservation officers are continuing enforcement to protect Manitoba’s natural resources.
Over the dry summer, officers have supported wildfire suppression efforts and had to issue a total of 149 charges and 60 warnings under the Wildfires Act.
Travel and burn restrictions are put in place to prevent human-caused wildfires in remote areas and to protect people from wildfires.
An additional 49 charges and 41 warnings were issued for individuals entering a wildfire restriction area and having fires outside the allowed burning times of 8 p.m. to 8 a.m.
For information on fire status, maps, travel restrictions, burning permit cancellations or other restrictions click here.
