A voluntary evacuation remains in effect for homes and cottages in the Whiteshell, isolated by road washouts from last weekend's heavy rains. The province has indicated all provincial campgrounds are open for the holiday weekend.

A list of road closures and cautionary travel areas includes:
- PTH 44, the Trans-Canada Highway to the Caddy Lake Resort access road north of PR 312 is open to traffic, with reduced speed at several locations;
- PTH 44 for 25 kilometres from PR 307 (Rennie) south to the Caddy Lake Resort access road remains closed;
- PR 307 near Rennie remains closed, access to the Seven Sisters area via PTH 11;
- access to the north Whiteshell, including Brereton, White Lake and Big Whiteshell campgrounds, is only through the Seven Sisters park entrance off PTH 11;
- access to the south Whiteshell, including Caddy Lake, Falcon or West Hawk Lake campgrounds, is available through the park entrance gates off the Trans-Canada Highway;
- Falcon Lake South Shore Road is open with reduced speed, and water on the road;
- PR 312 is still closed from PTH 44 to the Ontario border;
- PR 301 is re-opened;

Water levels are well above normal throughout the South Whiteshell and boaters should use extreme caution and watch for floating debris. Boat traffic on Caddy Lake is restricted to essential boat traffic only and the tunnels there remain closed.

Meanwhile, boat traffic is being kept more than one hundred metres away from shore on Star, West Hawk, and Falcon Lakes to reduce the potential for wave damage.

The Faloma and Toniata boat launches are closed due to high water.

The Mantario, McGillivray Falls, Bear Lake Hiking, Hunt Lake Hiking, Whiteshell River Hiking and Falcon Creek trails are closed. Travel is not advised on the south Whiteshell Trans Canada Trail until it has been fully assessed.

Officials are waiting for the water to recede in many areas before repairs can begin. It is too early to provide cost estimates until the full extent of the damage is revealed by receding water.

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