Manitoba caregiver worried wildfire evacuation will have lasting impacts on children – CBC

Jun 11, 2025

Northern schools in a dozen communities closed due to wildfires, smoke

Wildfire evacuee Irvin Head from Cranberry Portage, who cares for his niece and two nephews, is concerned about what the evacuation means for children’s education, socialization and well-being away from school.

Head and his family, who are among the 21,000 wildfire evacuees from Manitoba, were forced out of their home at the end of May and have been staying in Winnipeg since.

The family has mostly been cooped up inside with their electronics and pets, apart from a visit to the Assiniboine Park Zoo last week facilitated by the Canadian Red Cross, Head said.

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