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Northern Manitoba mayors encouraged by relaxed travel restrictions
Coronavirus: Northern Manitoba travel restrictions lifted as two new cases reported “There’s so many different things you can experience up here — the water and the wild is sort of a bit of a brand for us now and we really take that to the extreme,” said Flin Flon Mayor Cal Huntley.Huntley pointed to the pristine wilderness in the area, which sits on the Canadian Shield, as a reason to head north.“The outlying areas, you have great fishing, wonderful lakes, wonderful beaches, great camping facilities as well,” he said.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Despite ongoing restrictions and bans on large public gatherings, Huntley said Flin Flon is adapting.“People are… really trying to do things as