After almost two months, Thompson’s fire Number 61 is considered under control.
On August 23rd, Manitoba Wildfire Services changed the status of the fire to being held from out of control.
Then on August 25th, it updated the status again.
Mayor Colleen Smook said the number of hot spots dropped from over 40 to just one, but that the fire is still being monitored.
“Yes, there are still crews that are monitoring it so they haven’t left it alone but it’s definitely not a danger to Thompson. Our State of Emergency, we will probably just let it run out on September 4th so we can complete some of the work that we are doing on our future fire breaks.”
In other city news, the TRCC will have a new sound system installed in the C.A. Nesbitt Arena at a cost of around 110-thousand dollars.
There’s no schedule for when work on the installation will begin, but Smook hoped the job could be completed before the city hosts the 2026 Manitoba Winter Games in March.
