Weather, Closures, Forest Fires

Northeast Forest Fire Update – September 18

There were no new fires confirmed by the afternoon of September 18. There are currently no active forest fires in the region. The forest fire hazard is generally low to moderate across the region. For up to date forest fire hazard conditions in your area, see the interactive fire map at Ontario.ca/forestfire.   Help prevent forest fires Adopt safe campfire ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Update – September 18

There were no new fires confirmed by the afternoon of September 17. There are currently no active forest fires in the region. The forest fire hazard is generally low to moderate across the region. For up to date forest fire hazard conditions in your area, see the interactive fire map atOntario.ca/forestfire.   Help prevent forest fires Adopt safe campfire practices! Choose ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Update – September 16

There were no new fires confirmed by the afternoon of September 16. There are currently no active forest fires in the region. The forest fire hazard is generally low to moderate across the region. For up to date forest fire hazard conditions in your area, see the interactive fire map atOntario.ca/forestfire.   Help prevent forest fires Adopt safe campfire practices! Choose ...

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Fog Advisory

At 5:15 this morning Enviornment Canada issued a Fog Advisory for the following areas explaining that near zero visibility in fog patches is occurring: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Agawa – Lake Superior Park Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Marathon – Schreiber The alert cautions, “Fog patches ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Update – September 15

There were no new fires confirmed by the afternoon of September 15. There are currently no active forest fires in the region. The forest fire hazard is predominantly low with an area of moderate hazard near Fort Severn in the Far North. For up to date forest fire hazard conditions in your area, see the interactive fire map at Ontario.ca/forestfire. ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Update – September 15

There were no new fires confirmed by the afternoon of September 14. There are currently no active forest fires in the region. The forest fire hazard is low across the region. For up to date forest fire hazard conditions in your area, see the interactive fire map at Ontario.ca/forestfires.   Help prevent forest fires Adopt safe campfire practices! Choose the site ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Update – September 13

There were no new fires confirmed by the afternoon of September 13. There are currently no active forest fires in the region. The forest fire hazard is predominantly low across the region, with the exception of the Far North and the southeastern portion of the region, which are both showing a moderate hazard, as well as areas to the east ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Update – September 13

There were no new fires confirmed by the afternoon of September 12. There are currently no active forest fires in the region. The forest fire hazard is predominantly low across the region, with the exception of an area along the western shore of James Bay, as well as the southeasternmost portion of the region, which are both showing a moderate ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Update – September 8

There was one active fire in the region by mid-afternoon on September 8. Algonquin Park 28 is under control at 0.1 of a hectare. The fire is located near Frank Lake in the southern portion of the park. The forest fire hazard is low to moderate across the region. For up to date forest fire hazard conditions in your area, ...

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Hwy 17 – Open (Wawa to Alona Bay) – may be traffic delays

Sep 9, 2019 @ 07:22 – Wawa News has confirmed with the OPP Communications Centre in North Bay that there may be some minor traffic delays today where the cattle truck caught fire yesterday as the transport is removed today. One lane is expected to remain open, allowing for alternating flow of traffic through that area. Be aware of traffic ...

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Frost Advisory

Environment Canada is warning that a frost advisory is in effect in an area stretching from Pukaskwa Park to Lake Superior Park, and areas as shown in the map to the right. Temperatures are expected to fall to near zero degrees tonight into Monday morning. One should cover up tender plants as the frost may damage them.

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Northeast Forest Fire Update – September 6

There were no new fires discovered by late afternoon on September 6. There are currently no active fires in the Northeast. The forest fire hazard is low to moderate across the region. For up to date forest fire hazard conditions in your area, see the interactive fire map at Ontario.ca/forestfires.   Help prevent forest fires Adopt safe campfire practices! Choose the ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Update – September 5

There were no new fires discovered by late afternoon on September 5. There is one active forest fire in the region. Algonquin Park 26 is under control at 0.9 of a hectare. It‘s located near Radiant Lake. The forest fire hazard is low to moderate across the region. For up to date forest fire hazard conditions in your area, see ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Update – September 2

There was one new wildland fire discovered in the Northeast Region by late afternoon. Bancroft 14 is not yet under control at 0.2 of a hectare. It is located near the southeastern shore of Granite Lake. There is one other active forest fire in the region. Algonquin Park 26 is being held at 0.9 of a hectare. It is located ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Update – September 2

There were six new wildland fires discovered in the Northeast Region by late afternoon. Algonquin Park 26 was discovered late this afternoon. It measures 0.5 of a hectare and is located near Radiant Lake. Parry Sound 23 is under control at 0.1 of a hectare. It is located near the southeast shore of Teapot Lake. North Bay 28 is under ...

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