Leaf Rapids evacuating due to wildfire threat

CTV’s Harrison Shin speaks with a woman from Leaf Rapids forced to evacuate due to approaching wildfires.

A northern Manitoba community is evacuating due to the threat of wildfires.

The town of Leaf Rapids announced Monday on Facebook that it is ordering an evacuation. All residents are asked to be out by 10 a.m. Tuesday.

Those with their own vehicles are told to make sure they take their pets with them and call the town office to tell them where they’re staying.

The reception centre in Winnipeg at 770 Leila Avenue will be open for evacuees who don’t have a place to go.

Buses will be sent up to transport evacuees without a vehicle starting Tuesday at 10 a.m. Residents are advised to be at the Fields Store parking lot at 9 a.m.

The post says the province is working to secure hotel space for evacuees.

All evacuees are being reminded to take money, identification, medications and clothing, and to turn off their furnaces, water and lights in their homes.

The town had a population of 351 people according to the 2021 census.