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 ...
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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 ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – May 30
There were 2 new wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region by the evening of May 29: Cochrane 4 (COC004) is a 1.5 hectare wildland fire that is located approximately 5 kilometres east of Pichogen River Provincial Park. The status of this fire is not under control. Chapleau 7 (CHA007) was a 1.1 hectare wildland fire that is located north-northeast of Desbarats ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Region Update- May 29
There were 4 new fires confirmed in Northeast Region last night after the advisory was issued: Cochrane 2 (COC002) is 8 hectares in size and is located approximately 5km northwest of the Attawapiskat Airport. This fire is not under control. Chapleau 5 (CHA005) is 0.4 hectares and is being held. This fire is located 1 kilometer east of the north ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – May 26
There were two new wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region today. North Bay 4 (NOR004) is a 0.3 hectare fire located at the north end of Manitou Lake, east of Sturgeon River Provincial Park. This fire is not under control. Wawa 1 (WAW001) is a 0.3 hectare fire located approximately 11 kilometers southeast of Caramat. This fire is not ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – May 25
There were no new wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region by yesterday evening. There are no active wildland fires in the Northeast Region. The fire hazard is low across the Northeast region. Kirkland Lake has a moderate fire hazard.
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – May 24
There were no new wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region today. There are no active wildland fires in the Northeast Region. The fire hazard is low across the Northeast region.
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – May 20
There were 3 new wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region. Sudbury 10 (SUD009) was a 0.1 hectare fire located in Grundy Lake Provincial Park, around a kilometre east of Gurd Lake. The fire is out. Sudbury 11 (SUD010) was a 0.1 hectare fire located on the west side of Maple Lake. The fire is out. Timmins 2 (TIM002) is ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – Sunday, May 19
There were no new wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region today. There are 2 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region; both are under control. The fire hazard is predominantly low to moderate across most of the Northeast Region this afternoon.
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – May 16
There were no new wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region today. There are 3 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region; all are under control. The fire hazard is predominantly low to moderate across most of the Northeast Region this afternoon, with one area stretching north from Greater Sudbury to south of Matachewan showing high fire hazard.
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