Lynn Lake braces for another possible evacuation as wildfire causing air quality warning in northern community

ManitobaA northern Manitoba community forced to evacuate one month ago is staring down the possibility of another order to leave as nearby wildfires trigger air quality warnings Wednesday.Town urges residents to prepare to leave at short notice as evacuation order could come today or tomorrowCBC News · Posted: Jun 25, 2025 7:36 AM EDT | Last Updated: 6 hours agoA blaze about five kilometres north of Lynn Lake is seen at the end of May when the northern Manitoba town was last forced to evacuate. The community is now bracing for another potential evacuation, which could occur Wednesday or Thursday, according to a notice from the town late Tuesday night. (Submitted by Brandon Dulewich)A northern Manitoba community forced to evacuate one month ago is staring down the possibility of another order to leave as nearby wildfires trigger air quality warnings Wednesday.Residents in Lynn Lake are being warned that encroaching wildfires could trigger an evacuation Wednesday or Thursday, according to a community wildfire update posted by the town Facebook page late Tuesday night.People in the area must be ready to leave at short notice and are being urged to have a go-bag ready in the event the evacuation order is put in effect.There is also an air quality warning in effect for Lynn Lake as of Wednesday morning, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada.The community, which is about 800 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg, was previously ordered to evacuate May 27 due to a fire a few kilometres north that would go on to burn down more than two dozen cottages in Burge Lake Provincial Park.That order followed one for Sherridon, 190 km south of Lynn Lake, a day earlier at the end of last month.The Town of Lynn Lake is expected to provide another update at noon today on Facebook.[EMBED]Despite developments in the Lynn Lake region, wildfire conditions have improved elsewhere in Manitoba.On Monday, the premier announced an end to a provincewide state of emergency issued May 28.On Wednesday, about 4,800 evacuees are expected to head home to Flin Flon, about 240 km south of Lynn Lake, as its local evacuation order is lifted at 9 a.m. CT.Residents, cottagers and business owners were allowed to return to the south of Nopiming Provincial Park in eastern Manitoba last week.