Weather, Closures, Forest Fires

Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – June 12

Northeast Region: Updated: June 14, 2026 at 6:25 p.m. EDT Northeast Region There were no wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region today. At the time of this update, there are 2 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region. Of those fires, 1 is being held, and 1 is being observed. Fire of Note Timmins 9 is now being held ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – June 12

Northeast Region: Updated: June 12, 2026 at 6:15 p.m. EDT There were no wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region today. At the time of this update, there are 2 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region. Of those fires, 1 is not under control, and 1 is being observed. Fire of Note Timmins 9 (TIM009) was first confirmed on ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – June 11

Northeast Region: Updated: June 11, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. EDT There was one wildland fire confirmed in the Northeast Region today: Chapleau 6 (CHA006) was 0.1 of a hectare and located approximately 0.1 of a kilometre east of Highway 17 and 3.2 kilometres south of Highway 552. The fire is out. At the time of this update, there are 3 ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – June 10

Northeast Region: Updated: June 10, 2026 at 6:10 p.m. EDT There were no wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region today. At the time of this update, there are 5 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region. Of those fires, 1 is not under control, 1 is being observed, and 3 are under control. Fire of Note Timmins 9 (TIM009) ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – June 9

Northeast Region: Updated: June 9, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. EDT There was one new wildland fire confirmed in the Northeast Region today: Cochrane 7 (COC007) is 30 hectares in size and located approximately 60 kilometres southwest of Fort Severn. The fire is being observed. At the time of this update, there are 6 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region. ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – June 8

Northeast Region: Updated: June 8, 2026 at 6:10 p.m. EDT There were two new wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region today: Chapleau 5 (CHA005) is 0.1 of a hectare and located on the westside of Highway 17, approximately 0.4 of a kilometre south of Old Highway 17 Road. The fire is under control. Timmins 13 (TIM013) is 3 hectares ...

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Hwy 11 (Longlac to Hearst) OPEN

Highway 11 opened just after midnight. The James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a fatal motor vehicle collision that occurred on Highway 11 in Clavet Township. On June 8, 2026, at approximately 6:45 a.m., members of the James Bay OPP, Cochrane District Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Geraldton Fire Department responded to a collision involving a commercial motor ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – June 7

Northeast Region: Updated: June 7, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. EDT There were two new wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region today. Sudbury 10 (SUD010) is a 0.2 hectare fire located on the north shore of Agnew Lake. This fire is not under control. Timmins 12 (TIM012) is a 0.5 hectare fire located 1 kilometre southwest of Kaneki Lake. This ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – June 5

Northeast Region: Updated: June 5, 2026 at 8:15 p.m. EDT There were no wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region today: At the time of this update, there are 6 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region. Of those fires, 2 are not under control, 1 is being held, and 3 are under control. Fire of Note Timmins 9 (TIM009) ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – June 4

Northeast Region: Updated: June 4, 2026 at 8:00 p.m. EDT There was 1 wildland fire confirmed in the Northeast Region today: Cochrane 6 (COC006) was a 0.3 hectare fire that was located at the confluence of the Low Bush River and the Circle River. This fire is out. At the time of this update, there are 8 active wildland fires in ...

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Fire Bans

Timmins (Thursday, June 4th at 9:29 a.m.) Town of Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands (June 04, 2026, 10:11 AM) Espanola (June 3rd, 2026) Espanola Effective immediately, the lighting of fires in all areas and boundaries of the Town of Espanola is prohibited. During a total fire ban no person shall light, or allow to remain alight, any fire in an ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – as of 21:25 June 3

Northeast Region: There were 6 wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region today: Sudbury 7 (SUD007) was 0.1 hectares and is now out. This fire was located on the west side of Graveyard Lake. Sudbury 8 (SUD008) is a 30 hectare fire located less than a kilometre east of Shank Lake. This fire is not under control. Sudbury 9 (SUD009) ...

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Mattagami First Nation – Mandatory Evacuation Order Issued

Jun 3, 2026 at 17:00 June 3, 2026 4:40 p.m. Mattagami Chief & Council on the advice of the MNR are now REQUIRING all residents of the community to evacuate. The Forest Fire could jump the highway by Tatachikapika. Mattagami First Responders will be going around with the Fire Truck and Loud Speaker notifying all residents who stayed behind to ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – June 2

Northeast Region: At the time of this update, there are 6 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region. Of those fires, 4 are not under control, 1 is being held, and 1 are under control. There were three wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region today: Wawa 3 (WAW003) is 7 hectares in size and is located approximately 1 kilometre ...

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