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Forest Fire Information
General
- Canada – Point sur les feux de forêt au Canada en août
- Canada – August Canadian Wildfire Update
- Air Quality – Orange Alert (July 17)
- Ontario Forest Fires – July 17
- LDHC Code Grey: Lifted
- Biigtigong Nishnaabeg coordinates support for Namaygoosisagagun (Collins FN)
- U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra on the Wildfire Situation in Canada
- Air Quality remains Poor today
- Chiefs of Ontario call for Provincial and Federal to coordinate emergency support
- Ontario Forest Fires
NE Region
- NE Forest Fire Region Update – September 29
- NE Forest Fire Region Update – September 28
- NW Forest Fire Region Update – September 28
- NE Forest Fire Region Update – September 27
- NW Forest Fire Region Update – September 27
- NE Forest Fire Region Update – September 25
- NW Forest Fire Region Update – September 25
- NW Forest Fire Region Update – September 24
- NE Forest Fire Region Update – September 24
- NE Forest Fire Region Update – September 23
NW Region
- NW Forest Fire Region Update – September 14
- NW Forest Fire Region Update – September 13
- NW Forest Fire Region Update – September 11
- NW Forest Fire Region Update – September 10
- NW Forest Fire Region Update – September 9
- NW Forest Fire Region Update – September 8
- NW Forest Fire Region Update – September 7
- NW Forest Fire Region Update – September 6
- NW Forest Fire Region Update – September 4
- NW Forest Fire Region Update – September 3
Community Fire Bans & Restricted Fire Zones
- LSPP – Full Fire Ban begins Saturday, July 18th, 2026, at 12:01 am
- RFZ Expands in NE Region as of Saturday, July 18
- Goulais Fire – Total Fire Ban in Effect
- Sault Ste. Marie – Open-Air Burning Ban
- Manitouwadge issues Fire Ban
- Rainbow Falls Provincial Park – Full Fire Ban in Place
- Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg (Pic Mobert FN) – Fire Ban
- FRZ in place at 00:01 for Most of NW ON & Part of NE ON tonight, July 14th
Weather Alerts
- Yellow Frost Warning (Wawa – Pukaskwa Park & area)
- Gusty southwesterly winds expected (White River – Dubreuilville) Ended
- Gusty southwesterly winds expected (Wawa – Pukaskwa Park)
- Gusty southwesterly winds expected (Agawa – Lake Superior Park) Ended
- Gusty southwesterly winds expected (Manitouwadge – Hornepayne) Ended
- Gusty southwesterly winds expected (Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake) Ended
- Gusty southwesterly winds expected (Marathon – Schreiber) Ended
- Yellow Advisory – Frost (White River – Dubreuilville) Ended
- Yellow Advisory – Frost (Wawa – Pukaskwa Park) Ended
- Yellow Advisory – Frost (Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake) Ended
Road Closures
- Hwy 101 (Chapleau to Foleyet) OPEN
- Hwy 17 (Wawa to White River) Open
- NE OPP – Hwy 17 Open (Bilingual)
- Vehicle Fire (Near Little Pic River Bridge) – CLEARED
- Hwy 17 (Between Marathon & Terrace) One Lane OPEN
- Hwy 11/17 (East of Thunder Bay) Open
- Hwy 17 (Beaumont Park Road, Heyden) OPEN
- LSPP – Gargantua Road Closed
- LSPP – Gargantua Road Remains Closed
- Hwy 17 (White River to Marathon) OPEN
- Hwy 11 (Longlac to Hearst) OPEN
- Hwy 144 (between Mattagami Lake Road, Mattagami and HWY 661-Gogama Road, Gogama) OPEN
- Highway 17S (Wawa to Batchawana) OPEN One Lane
- Travel Woes Continue with Hwy 129 (Sultan – Thessalon) OPEN
- Traffic Delays (Speckled Trout Creek/Agawa Bay)
- Hwy 17 (Goulais River/Pine Shores Road) OPEN
- Hwy 556 (Searchmont – Ranger Lake) CLOSED
- Hwy 17 (Old Woman Bay Hill) Lane & East Shoulder CLOSED
- Hwy 17 (Nipigon) Open – 6:46 am
- Hwy 101 (TIC Road) One Lane Closed
School Bus Cancellations
- School Bus Cancellations (Central Algoma Area) Apr 13
- School Buses (Sault Ste Marie Area, Central Algoma Area Shore Area, North Shore Area) – Cancelled
- Bus Cancellations
- Chapleau School Buses Cancelled
- School Buses Cancelled: Wawa, White River, Chapleau, & Hornepayne
- School Buses Cancelled: Wawa, White River, Chapleau, & Hornepayne
- White River Buses Cancelled
- School Buses Running Today
- School Buses Cancelled (Wawa, White River, Chapleau, Dubreuilville, Hornepayne )
- Buses Delayed – N001 & N002
- Bus Cancellations (Wawa, White River, Chapleau & Dubreuilville)
- Hornepayne School Buses – Cancelled
- No School Buses Today
- All School buses in Wawa & Area – Cancelled
- Back to School “Watch for Buses”
- School Buses Cancelled – White River & Dubreuilville to Wawa
- Hornepayne – School Buses cancelled, School still open
- Hornepayne cancels school buses today – Schools are still open
- All School Buses Cancelled
- School Buses Cancelled throughout Algoma District
Flood and Flood Watch
- Chapleau Temporary Road Closures
- Flood Monitoring Update #5 — Township of Chapleau
- Flood Monitoring Update #4 — Township of Chapleau
- Flood Monitoring Update #3 — Township of Chapleau
- Chapleau Temporary Road Closure – Riverside Drive
- Hwy 556 (Searchmont – Ranger Lake) CLOSED
- SSM OPP Assist with Mile 38 Road Water Rescue
- Chapleau/Wawa District under Flood Watch
- Flood Monitoring Update — Township of Chapleau
- Hwy 101 (TIC Road) One Lane Closed