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Ruth Bonneville / Free Press LOCAL - Order of the Buffalo Hunt Photo of Kristin Hayward, assistant deputy minister for the Manitoba Wildfire Service (left), and Christine Stevens, assistant deputy minister for the Manitoba Emergency Management Organization, hold the Order of the Buffalo Hunt awarded to them both by the Premier of Manitoba in a ceremony earlier for guiding the province through one of its most difficult wildfire seasons, at a special ceremony at the Legislative Building Thursday. They had their photo taken with a larger group of heroes who also were recognized for their emergency work helping with the Manitoba Wildfires this past summer. Hayward and Stevens, are two of Manitoba’s top emergency leaders that were recognized for guiding the province through one of its most difficult wildfire seasons in recent years. Oct 09, 2025