News release

Manitoba RCMP sends additional officers to wildfire near Lac du Bonnet

May 13, 2025 - Lac du Bonnet, Manitoba
From: Manitoba RCMP

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The Manitoba RCMP has sent additional resources to the Lac du Bonnet area to ensure the safety of residents and the security of property.

These additional resources include a team of 12 highly trained officers from the Manitoba RCMP Search and Rescue Unit, as well as officers from Traffic Services, and nearby detachments.

These additional officers are assisting with evacuations, patrolling evacuated areas, and providing any other support required by local authorities. 

For the safety of residents and to ensure properties are secured, the RCMP has also established roadblocks along multiple points of Highway 313. Only emergency personnel will be allowed to pass through these roadblocks. 

“For everyone’s safety, we ask that people follow the direction of officers who are on scene and to stay away from evacuated areas until they are notified that it is safe to return,” said Staff Sergeant Cory Meyers, of the Manitoba RCMP Lac du Bonnet detachment. “We also want to make it very clear that we have officers actively patrolling evacuated areas and that we will not tolerate any criminal activity.”

Contacts

Manitoba RCMP Media Relations Unit
RCMP.Media.GRC.Manitoba@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
204-983-8497