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Surprised a camera lens found them, the smiles on the faces of three young lads trekking back home with a special wagon load of goodies uplifted the spirit of Hamiota’s Garage Sales held on Saturday, May 10. The season of local community treasure hunts has begun, as garage and yard sales cast an avenue to share the wealth with family and friends, find a great deal or a hidden gem, and best of all, provide a route to declutter and rejoice that you did.
Burn bans currently blanket region
Local municipalities set burning rules as area could see extremely dry conditions alleviated by forecasted heavy rains
RACHEAL FLINTOFT
Crossroads This Week
Local municipalities are seeing a high number of fluctuating burn ban restrictions across the region, officially beginning the 2025 fire season. This trend is expected to continue into the summer months, as we entered winter under dry conditions that have persisted into spring. Although we experienced some snowfall, many areas were still affected by drought, and even with spring rainfall, the overall precipitation levels are not changing ground conditions.
Local burn bans may differ significantly between municipalities.
•Municipality of ClanwillianErickson: Total burn ban; no fires permitted.
•Rural Municipality (R.M.) of Ellice-Archie: Controlled burns must be reported prior to ignition.
•Hamiota Municipality: Open burning of trash, grass, agricul-
Active burn bans as of press time, which can change rapidly, are as follows:
tural, or yard waste is banned; other burning is allowed.
•R.M. of Minto-Odanah: Presently there is no burn ban in effect.
•R.M. of Oakview: Total burn ban on all open fires.
•Prairie View Municipality: Total burn ban. Only designated fire pits and barbecues are allowed.
•R.M. of Riding Mountain West:
Total burn ban on all types of fires.
•Rossburn Municipality: Total burn ban; no fires allowed.
•Yellowhead Municipality: All outdoor grass and stubble fires are prohibited, but barbecues and fire pits are permitted.
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