Plans to restore core health care, critical businesses underway after Flin Flon evacuation

Tour of the wildfire conditions around Flin Flon by helicopter. Premier Wab Kinew takes a tour of the wildfires in northern Manitoba, making stops in Flin Flon and Thompson. Thursday, June 12, 2025. (MIKE DEAL/FREE PRESS)

Favourable weather is helping firefighters make progress battling a wildfire raging near Flin Flon, Man.

The city posted a wildfire update on its Facebook page Thursday night, saying fire crews are holding the line and pushing into deeper areas thanks to recent weather patterns.

“As conditions are stabilizing, we have started a conversation with the Northern Health Region and have asked that they begin reinstating basic core health care services in the city,” the post said.

The city has also started identifying critical businesses that can potentially return to start up operations again under some guidelines and regulations.

The town and a number of surrounding communities were evacuated late last month after a fire that broke out in neighbouring Creighton, Sask. jumped the border.

According to the province’s latest fire bulletin issued Thursday, the fire is out of control, measuring at about 307,780 hectares—making it the largest blaze currently burning in the province.