Restricted Fire Zone Notice – Northwest Region

Due to the extreme forest fire hazard conditions and to reduce the number of human-caused fires, the Ministry of Natural Resources will be declaring a Restricted Fire Zone effective Friday, May 16 at 12:01 am local time for a portion of the Northwest Region (Zones 2, 3, 6, 7, 8). The area impacted will be from the Southwest corner of the USA, Manitoba and Ontario border, North along the Manitoba border to West of the midway point of Weeskayjahk Ohtahzhoganeeng Provincial Park, East to North of Wabakimi Provincial Park, South along the Western border of Wabakimi Provincial Park to the Eastern border of Quetico Provincial Park until the USA border, then back West along the USA/Canada border to the Manitoba Border

No open air burning, including campfires, is permitted within the boundaries of a Restricted Fire Zone.  Portable gas or propane stoves may be used for cooking and warmth BUT must be handled with extreme caution.  All burning permits are suspended. The Restricted Fire Zone will be in place until further notice.

• Author
• Recent Posts

Natural Resources Forestry

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) is a government ministry of the Canadian province of Ontario that is responsible for Ontario’s provincial parks, forests, fisheries, wildlife, mineral aggregates and the Crown lands and waters that make up 87 per cent of the province. Its offices are divided into Northwestern, Northeastern and Southern Ontario regions with the main headquarters in Peterborough, Ontario.[1]

Latest posts by Natural Resources Forestry (see all)

• Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – May 14 - May 15, 2025
• Restricted Fire Zone Notice – Northwest Region - May 15, 2025
• Northeast Fire Region Update – May 13 - May 14, 2025