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23 Oct 2025

Dozens of firefighting positions unfilled when Manitoba wildfires began in May: documents

Author: admintech | Filed under: Finance/ Money
A picture of a sign and a forest on fire behind it

When wildfires began rapidly spreading across Manitoba in May — the start of a fire season that forced 32,000 out of their homes — the province was short dozens of fire rangers, and 25 per cent of its wildfire division positions were vacant, CBC has learned.