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Ruth Bonneville / Free Press LOCAL - Order of the Buffalo Hunt Group photo Premier Wab Kinew is in the centre of a large group of heroes for their emergency work they did during the Manitoba Wildfires this past summer. A special presentation for the Order of the Buffalo Hunt was presented earlier to Kristin Hayward, assistant deputy minister for the Manitoba Wildfire Service, and Christine Stevens, assistant deputy minister for the Manitoba Emergency Management Organization, stand in the centre of the front row respectively with the group of heroes on the stairs of the Manitoba Legislative Building Thursday. 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