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Parts of northern Manitoba have seen a scattering of rainfall with more expected, but flames driven by hot, dry conditions over the weekend are encroaching on several communities. Officials say less than one millimetre of rain has recently fallen in fire areas, and if more doesn’t come fire activity will remain active in those areas over the coming days. The government is keeping an eye on the communities of Leaf Rapids, Snow Lake and Garden Hill First Nation where blazes are in close proximity to those areas. Officials say Leaf Rapids is surrounded by fires, but that a fire guard was built up around the town and crews are ready to go should any of the fires reach the community. Smoky conditions over the weekend hampered firefighting abilities in some… <\/p>\n

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Parts of northern Manitoba have seen a scattering of rainfall with more expected, but flames driven by hot, dry conditions over the weekend are encroaching on several communities. Officials say less than one millimetre of rain has recently fallen in fire areas, and if more doesn’t come fire activity will remain active in those areas over the coming days. The government is keeping an eye on the communities of Leaf Rapids, Snow Lake and Garden Hill First Nation where blazes are in close proximity to those areas. Officials say Leaf Rapids is surrounded by fires, but that a fire guard was built up around the town and crews are ready to go should any of the fires reach the community. Smoky conditions over the weekend hampered firefighting abilities in some... <\/p>\n

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