Evacuations ordered as dry, hot weather adds to Manitoba’s early wildfire season

The Manitoba government issued evacuation orders in two provincial parks and shut down activities in some others Tuesday, as dry, hot weather continued to spur wildfires.Cottagers, campers, lodge owners and others were asked in the morning to leave Nopiming Provincial Park in the eastern part of the province. Public and private developed areas in other nearby parks, such as Wallace Lake and Manigotagan River, were closed to the public.The fire in Nopiming was first detected Monday and quickly grew to 50 square kilometres by Tuesday. It remained out of control.