Winnipeg Hotels Expand Capacity for Wildfire Evacuees

Monday, June 2, 2025, 3:21 pm

In response to raging wildfires, officials have mobilized extra hotel rooms in Winnipeg to house evacuees. The government move aims to address the sudden surge in displaced residents from troubled areas, offering urgent shelter as crisis conditions persist. One might say the hospitality industry has become an impromptu refuge in disaster-stricken times.

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Shelter set up for evacuees’ pets THE Winnipeg Humane Society is opening a temporary shelter in the St. Norbert Community Centre for the pets of wildfire evacuees. About 60 animals […]

theglobeandmail.com / Thousands of hotel rooms opened for wildfire evacuees from Western Canada

Manitoba struggling to find lodging for more than 17,000 residents forced to flee from their homes as multiple wildfires burn in the region

cp24.com/ / ‘Heartbreaking’: Pets left behind as Manitobans flee wildfires - CP24

‘Heartbreaking’: Pets left behind as Manitobans flee wildfires CP24

winnipegfreepress.com / Premier says 1,000 more hotel rooms ready for evacuees

theglobeandmail.com / Winnipeg hotels open up to take in flood of wildfire evacuees, Alberta dealing with out-of-control fires

Emergency centres have also been set up in Manitoba to provide additional space

globalnews.ca / Hotel spaces freed up in Winnipeg for wildfire evacuees, Alberta dealing with winds

First Nations leaders have called on provincial and federal leaders to direct hotels to prioritize evacuees.

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