Back country travel restrictions are now in place due to extreme fire danger.

grnbrg · Senior Member

Back country travel restrictions are now in place due to extreme fire danger.

dani_carriere · Senior Member

I'm wondering if this is something we should post on the main web site. Brian, can you talk to Steven about this?

candaceandwill · Veteran Member

We were out in the Sandilands today and the fireroads in the area are all marked with a Closed sign.

ertyu · Senior Member

The fire restrictions have been lifted from extreme in the east, but remain in the southeast.
South east being hwy 302 east, hwy 1 south, excluding whiteshell.

ertyu · Senior Member

July 19, 2006

CHANGES TO FOREST FIRE
RESTRICTED AREA
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Restrictions Now Include Eastern Manitoba,
Parts of Central Manitoba

Manitoba Conservation advises that as a result of continued dry
conditions and recent lightning strikes, further changes are in place to
the areas impacted by forest fire restrictions. Eastern and parts of
central Manitoba are now included in the restrictions.

Manitoba's eastern region extends approximately from the U.S. border
north to the Poplar River First Nation and from east of Lake Winnipeg
and PTH 12/PR 302 to the Ontario border and includes Grand Beach,
Whiteshell, Nopiming, Moose Lake and Atikaki provincial parks.

As well, a section of central Manitoba is under the fire restriction.
This area includes Hecla and Grindstone provincial parks and Black and
Deer islands. It is bounded by:
* west: PTH 6 and Lake St. Martin;
* north: Dauphin River;
* east: the east shore of Lake Winnipeg; and
* south: PR 325 to PR 234 to PTH 8.

The restrictions also apply to the Rosenburg forest.

The fire restriction will be reassessed daily.

Measures in place to reduce the risk of fires in the affected areas
include:
* Daytime campfires are banned.
* Only approved fire pits are to be used for campfires between the
hours of 8 p.m. and 8 a.m. An approved fire pit is an enclosed metal or
masonry structure with at least 30.5-centimetre (12-inch) sides and a
grate.
* Open fires are prohibited.
* All burning permits are cancelled.
* Backcountry travel is not permitted. This includes canoe
routes, hiking trails, all-terrain vehicle trails and forestry roads,
unless approved by permit.
* Access is restricted to recognized roads serving campgrounds,
lodges, built-up areas and cottage subdivisions.
* Landing and launching of water craft is restricted to developed
shorelines: no fires.
* The use of fireworks is not permitted.
* Extreme care must be taken with smoking products.

To report a wild fire, contact the nearest Conservation Office or call
the T.I.P. line at 1-800-782-0076.

For further general information on fire restrictions, call
1-204-945-6784 or
1-800-214-6497 or go to
http://www.gov.mb.ca/conservation/fire/forest_restriction.html for a
site specific map.

sam and lily · Veteran Member

This may have already been noted but all the trails at Birds Hill Park are currently closed. I was there this morning to do a cache {which was still accessible} and was sobered to the severity of the current fire hazard by the posted closures.

ertyu · Senior Member

MANITOBA CONSERVATION
LIFTS MOST FIRE RESTRICTIONS
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Limited Back-country Travel Remains
For Birds Hill Provincial Park

Manitoba Conservation has ended most precautionary fire restrictions for
the eastern and central regions of the province. However, limited
back-country travel and some campfire restrictions continue to apply to
areas of Birds Hill Provincial Park. Information on Birds Hill Park is
available via telephone at 204-222-9151.