Weather, Closures, Forest Fires

NDP MPP Guy Bourgouin held a press conference at Queen’s Park on Wednesday to introduce a Private Member’s Bill that will improve maintenance standards and make winter driving safer on northern Ontario’s main Highways 11 and 17. Bourgouin, MPP for Mushkegowuk-James Bay, was joined by representatives from northern communities and businesses who said improving winter road maintenance in Northern Ontario is urgently needed. “Too ...

As of the afternoon of June 4, there is one active wildland fire in the region. Sudbury 2 measures 0.2 of a hectare and is under control at the time of this update. It is located on the southwest side of Windy Lake. At the time of this update, the fire hazard is mostly low to moderate across the region ...

On Monday, June 3, 2019, at approximately 1:39 p.m., members from the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the Sudbury-Manitoulin Emergency Medical Services (EMS), the Nairn-Hyman Fire Department, the Baldwin Fire Department and the Lively Fire Department, responded to a motor vehicle collision involving two vehicles on Highway 17 in Nairn Township, Ontario, approximately 10 kilometers west of ...

As of the afternoon of June 3, there are two active wildland fires in the region. Chapleau 2 measures 0.4 of a hectare and is under control. It is located west of Spanish River Provincial Park, more specifically west of Low Lake. Sudbury 2 measures 0.3 of a hectare and is not yet under control at the time of this update. It ...

As of the afternoon of June 2, there is one active wildland fire in the region. Chapleau 2 measures 0.4 of a hectare and it is not under control. It is located west of Spanish River Provincial Park, more specifically just west of Low Lake. At the time of this update, the fire hazard is mostly moderate to high across the ...

11:20 AM EDT Sunday 02 June 2019 Frost advisory in effect for: Pukaskwa Park White River Dubreuilville Wawa Lake Superior Park Agawa Montreal River Harbour Batchawana Bay Searchmont Sault Ste. Marie St. Joseph Island Frost tonight. Temperatures will fall to near or below the freezing mark tonight into Monday morning. Take preventative measures to protect frost-sensitive plants and trees. Frost ...

As of the afternoon of June 1, there are no active wildland fires in the region. At the time of this update, the fire hazard is mostly low to moderate in the North Bay, Sudbury, Haliburton and Cochrane sectors; and mostly moderate to high in the Wawa, Chapleau and Timmins sectors. Out of province resources Approximately 230 staff members from Aviation, ...

As of the afternoon of May 30, there are no active wildland fires in the region. At the time of this update, the fire hazard is mostly low to moderate on the eastern side of the region, and mostly moderate to high on the western side of the region. Northwest Forest Fire Update There were no new forest fires in the ...

As of the afternoon of May 29, there are no active wildland fires in the region. At the time of this update, the fire hazard is mostly low in areas south of North Bay, generally moderate to high in the central portion of the region, and low to moderate in the Far North. Northwest Region There were four new forest fires ...

As of the afternoon of May 28, there are no active wildland fires in the region. At the time of this update, the fire hazard is mostly low in areas south of Sault. Ste Marie and Greater Sudbury; and varies from moderate to high in areas north of which. Out of province resources More than 200 staff members from Aviation, Forest ...

As of the afternoon of May 27, there are no active wildland fires in the region. The fire hazard is low to moderate across the region. Out of province resources More than 110 staff members from Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services are currently assisting the province of Alberta with its escalated fire situation. This includes FireRangers, support staff and one ...

As of the afternoon of May 25, there is one active wildland fire in the region. Cochrane 4 covers 1 hectare and is located approximately 1 km south of the community of Fort Albany. It is under control. The fire hazard is low across the region. Out of province resources More than 80 staff members from Aviation, Forest Fire and ...

As of the early evening of May 23, there are no active wildland fires in the region. The fire hazard is low across the region, except for parts of the Far North which are showing a moderate hazard. Crews deployed to assist with flood response There are 17 members of the Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services team currently deployed ...

As of the early evening of May 22, there are no active wildland fires in the region. The fire hazard is low to moderate across the region, except for parts of the Far North which are showing a high hazard. Crews deployed to assist with flood response There are 17 members of the Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services team ...

Northeast Region As of the early evening of May 19, there are no active wildland fires in the region. The fire hazard is low to moderate across the region. Crews deployed to assist with flood response There are 48 members of the Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services team currently deployed to assist with sandbagging efforts and the movement of ...