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Ruth Bonneville / Free Press Local WILDFIRES HOTELS: Photo of Cross Lake evacuee Darrylee McKay giving a kiss and hug to her dog Buzy before placing her in a crate to be fostered out by Manitoba Animal Alliance with volunteer Beth Olayvar outside the Victoria Inn Tuesday. Darrylee McKay and her extended family from Cross Lake are living in one of two hotel rooms at the Victoria Inn due to the wildfires in northern Manitoba. Her family is just one of thousands facing evacuation recently. Story on evacuees making their home in local hotel, Victoria Inn and the circumstances surrounding getting a room, their pets etc. See story by Scott June 3rd, 2025