Nova Scotia sent in reinforcements to help tackle the Manitoba and Ontario wildfires - 20 firefighters and one agency representative from the Nova Scotia Sustained Action Team touched down in Winnipeg Friday evening.
They're heading north to the Beresford Lake fire.
Manitoba and Nova Scotia belong to the Canadian Mutual Aid Resource Sharing Agreement.
It ensures all provinces and territories will receive help if forest fires become too big for them to handle.
"It's always hard to leave home but like I say, it's good to come out and help our fellow Canadians, especially in situations like this," said Robert Lefurgey of the Nova Scotia Sustained Action Team.
In the past, the team has assisted in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, and Quebec.
They help out in the summer months when available.
Cool temperatures have helped crews fight the fires along the Manitoba-Ontario border, the Wildlife Program of Manitoba Sustainable Development said in a news release.
The fire northeast of Caddy Lake is still around 5,800 hectares and is more than 50 per cent contained, the province said. The Beresford Lake wildfire grew to about 75,000 hectares and is 30 per cent contained, the province said.
More than 200 people attended a community meeting with fire officials from Manitoba and Ontario in the Whiteshell Community Hall in Falcon Lake Thursday night.
Evacuees from homes and cottages in the area were told they might be able to return home as early as next week.
Evacuation orders continue for the Beresford cottage subdivision in Nopiming Provincial Park and for 61 cottages and one lodge at Wallace Lake, and the Beresford and Wallace lake campgrounds remain closed.
Burning bans in the eastern region remain in effect, and travel restrictions remain in parts of eastern Manitoba including the Mars Hill Wildlife Management area.
For more information on the fires call 204-345-1444.
