Seven fires were burning at one point Thursday in northwestern Manitoba between The Pas and Cranberry Portage, reigniting fears embedded by the ferocious 2025 wildfire season. “The last couple of years we’ve had some pretty intense situations,” said Lori Forbes, the municipal emergency co-ordinator for the Rural Municipality of Kelsey, which encompasses 10 communities in that region. “So I think everyone that lives here and was part of last year is … pretty much on edge, especially with this heat wave we’re going to be receiving.” She expects there will be fires over the next few months, “but hopefully they can be managed by Manitoba Wildfire Service and we can all enjoy our summer like we deserve. “Every year we do this, we’re a little better prepared.” The fires burning Thursday were all around Egg Lake, on the west side of Highway 10.