There was one new fire confirmed in the Northeast Frisay and another Thursday after last evening’s update: Cochrane 9 is currently 10 hectares and not under control. This fire is located over 9 kms north of the Fort Severn Airport. Cochrane 8 is currently 5.5 hectares and not under control. The fire is located 4 kms north of the Fort ...
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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – June 18
There were no new wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region by early last night. There are 4 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region; Two are under control and two are being observed. The fire hazard varies from low to high across the Northeast region.
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – June 16
There were two new wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region by last night: Cochrane 7 (COC007) is 126 hectares and is located approximately 87 kilometres northwest of Fort Severn. The fire is being observed. Timmins 5 (TIM005) is 0.1 hectare and is located near the west side of Highway 144, approximately 4 kilometres west of Gogama. The fire is ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – June 16
There was one new wildland fire confirmed in the Northeast Region last night: Chapleau 9 (CHA009) is 1 hectare and is located around 6 kilometres north of highway 667 and approximately 35 kilometres southeast of Chapleau. The fire is being held. There are 3 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region; One is under control, one is being held, and ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – June 16
There were no new wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region last night. There are 2 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region; One is under control, and one is being observed. The fire hazard is primarily high in the Northeast region. The fire hazard is moderate in Timmins, Kapuskasing, and along the James Bay.
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – June 13
There were no new wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region yesterday. Wawa 4 (WAW004) is 1.8 hectares and is located 1 kilometre west of White River, approximately 500 metres south of highway 17. Two FireRanger crews have responded to the fire. The fire is now under control. There are 2 active wildland fire in the Northeast Region; One is ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – June 12
There was 1 new wildland fire confirmed in the Northeast Region yesterday: Wawa 4 (WAW004) is 0.3 hectares and is located 1 kilometre west of White River, approximately 500 metres south of highway 17. Two FireRanger crews have responded to the fire. The fire is not under control. There are 2 active wildland fire in the Northeast Region; One is ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – June 11
There were no new wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region yesterday. There are 2 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region; 1 is under control and 1 is being observed. The fire hazard is primarily low across the Northeast Region. The following areas have a moderate fire hazard: Hearst, Kapuskasing, Pembroke, Renfrew, Deep River, Bancroft, Bracebridge, and Gravenhurst.
Read More »North East Forest Fire Update – June 10
There were no new wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region today. There are 2 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region; 1 is being held and 1 is being observed. The fire hazard is primarily low across the Northeast Region. The following areas have a moderate fire hazard: Hearst, Kapuskasing, Pembroke, Renfrew, Deep River, Huntsville, Bracebridge, and Gravenhurst. The ...
Read More »Kayaking Angler Pleads Guilty to Overfishing On Michipicoten River
The Ontario government is safeguarding fish populations by ensuring anglers do not fish over their licence quotas. Sergiy Kraynyukov of Vaughan pleaded guilty to catching an overlimit of lake trout and possessing more than his aggregate limit of salmonid species. He received a fine of $2,100 and is prohibited from possessing an Ontario fishing licence and engaging in any fishing ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – June 5
There was 1 new wildland fire confirmed in the Northeast Region today: Wawa 3 (WAW003) is 0.1 hectares and is located on the end of a peninsula on the right side of Koandowango Lake, approximately 3 kilometres south of Caramat. It is now out. There is 1 active wildland fire in the Northeast Region; WAW002 is being held at 8 ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – June 4
There were no new wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region by yesterday evening.. There are 3 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region; 1 is under control, 1 is being held, and 1 is being observed. WAW002 is being held at 6ha The fire hazard is moderate to extreme in the Northeast Region from Sault Ste. Marie to Cochrane, ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – June 2
There was 1 new wildland fire confirmed in the Northeast Region today: Wawa 2 (WAW002) is 6 hectares and is located half a kilometre west of Highway 17, and approximately 7 kilometres northeast of Pokei Lake. The fire is not under control. There are currently 2 FireRanger crews assigned to the fire. Two CL-415 waterbombers and a lead birddog aircraft ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – June 2nd
There was 1 new wildland fire confirmed in the Northeast Region today: Cochrane 5 (COC005) is 2.8 hectares and is located approximately 6 kilometres west of Hearst, next to Highway 11. The fire is not under control. There are 3 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region; 1 is under control, and 2 are not under control. The fire ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – May 31
There were no new wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region by end of day, May 30. There are 2 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region; Cochrane 3 (COC003) is 150 hectares in size and located approximately 48km west of Attawapiskat. It is currently not under control. The fire is in a location that is in close proximity to ...
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