Northern Manitoba wildfire evacuees find safety at Thompson shelter – CBC
Jun 04, 2025
City officials say shelter has taken in displaced residents from ‘all over the north’
Hundreds of wildfire evacuees from across northern Manitoba have been staying at a congregate shelter in Thompson, a city of about 13,000 people located about 650 kilometres north of Winnipeg.
Congregate shelters have been set up in Winnipeg, Winkler, Portage la Prairie and Thompson, with thousands of other evacuees staying at hotels across Manitoba and in Niagara Falls, Ont.
