Manitoba Orders Additional Mosquito Spraying in West St. Paul Over West Nile Risk

Each summer, the ancient negotiation between human settlement and the natural world reasserts itself — this year, in the flatlands of southern Manitoba, where health authorities have ordered a second round of mosquito spraying in the RM of West St. Paul. Elevated populations of Culex tarsalis mosquitoes, carrying West Nile virus at above-normal infection rates, have prompted officials to act under a ministerial order already in place since July. Four Manitobans have contracted the virus in 2026, and while cooler weather will eventually quiet the threat, the province is not waiting for the seas