Weather, Closures, Forest Fires

There were 2 new wildland fires confirmed in the Northwest Region by the evening of August 21. Thunder Bay 85 (THU085) is located southwest of McGaughey Lake, approximately 12 kilometers west of Highway 527. The 0.1-hectare fire is being held. Kenora 33 (KEN033) is located near Puzzle Bay on Ord Lake, approximately 17 kilometers east of Highway 105. The 0.1-hectare ...

Updated: August 20, 2026 at 5:45 p.m. Central Daylight Time (CDT). There was 1 new wildland fire confirmed in the Northwest Region by the evening of August 20. Thunder Bay 84 (THU084) is located near the northeast end of Loganberry Lake, approximately 1 kilometre northwest of Holly Lake. The 0.2-hectare fire is under control. At the time of this update there are 69 active wildland fires ...

Updated: August 20, 2026 at 6:15 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) No new wildland fires were confirmed in the Northeast Region today. There are currently 41 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region. Of these fires: 1 is being held, 1 is under control and 39 are being observed.

Updated: August 19, 2026 at 5:50 p.m. Central Daylight Time (CDT). There was 1 new wildland fire confirmed in the Northwest Region by the evening of August 19. Kenora 32 (KEN032) is located between Cedar Lake and Ord Lake, approximately 1 kilometer west of Ord Lake Road. The 0.1- hectare fire is not under control. At the time of this update there are 69 active ...

Updated: August 19, 2026 at 6:15 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) One new wildland fire was confirmed in the Northeast Region today: North Bay 39 (NOR039) is 0.1 of a hectare and located approximately 2.6 kilometres west of Highway 11 and 1.9 kilometres south of Bay Lake. The fire is not under control. There are currently 42 active wildland fires in the ...

Aug 19, 2026 at 08:07 The evacuation alert had been issued by Dryden Fort Frances Atikokan District for the area around active wildland fire Fort Frances 39 and Minnesota’s ‘Thumb Fire’ has been lifted effective 4:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time on August 18, 2026. Wildland fire suppression activities are ongoing on for this fire, but public safety relating to this ...

Aug 19, 2026 at 08:02 Evacuation Order revoked – Thunder Bay 36 & 56, Dryden 34 & 35 Effective 9:00am Eastern Daylight Time on August 20, 2026, the Evacuation Order around active wildland fires Thunder Bay 36 & 56 and Dryden 34 & 35 will be revoked. Once lifted, travel and use of roads and lakes in this area will be available. ...

August 18, 2026 at 6:13 p.m. Central Daylight Time (CDT). There were 2 new wildland fires confirmed in the Northwest Region by the evening of August 18. Kenora 30 (KEN030) is located near Highway 17, approximately 2 kilometers south of McConnell Lake. The 0.1-hectare fire is not under control. Kenora 31 (KEN031) is located near the south end of Ord Lake, approximately 17 kilometers ...

August 18, 2026 at 6:20 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) One new wildland fire was confirmed in the Northeast Region today: North Bay 38 (NOR038) was 0.1 of a hectare and located next to Highway 522, approximately 0.2 of a kilometre west of North Road and 0.25 of a kilometre south of Sturdies Lake. The fire is out. There are currently 41 ...

Le 18 août 2026 – Ottawa (Ontario) Aujourd’hui, l’honorable Eleanor Olszewski, ministre de la Gestion des urgences et de la Résilience des communautés et ministre responsable de Développement économique Canada pour les Prairies, et l’honorable Mandy Gull-Masty, ministre des Services aux Autochtones, ont fait le point sur la situation des feux de forêt au Canada. En date d’aujourd’hui, 582 feux ...

August 18, 2026 – Ottawa, ON Today, the Honourable Eleanor Olszewski, Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience and Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada, joined by the Honourable Mandy Gull-Masty, Minister of Indigenous Services, provided the latest update on the wildfire situation in Canada. As of today, there are 582 active wildfires nationally including 31 that are out ...

Updated: August 17, 2026 at 6:05 p.m. Central Daylight Time (CDT). There were no new wildland fires confirmed in the Northwest Region by the evening of August 17. At the time of this update there are 82 active wildland fires in the Northwest Region. Of those fires, 7 are not under control, 3 are being held, 11 are under control and 61 are being observed. To access the current ...

Updated: August 17, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) No new wildland fires were confirmed in the Northeast Region today. There are currently 42 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region. Of these fires: 1 is not under control, 1 is being held, 2 are under control and 38 are being observed.

Updated: August 16, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) Two new wildland fires were confirmed in the Northeast Region today: North Bay 37 (NOR037) is 0.1 of a hectare and located approximately 5 kilometres southwest of Emerald Lake and 7 kilometres west of Highway 805. The fire is under control. Sudbury 61 (SUD061) was 0.1 of a hectare and located ...

Updated: August 16, 2026 at 5:15 p.m. Central Daylight Time (CDT). There were no new wildland fires confirmed in the Northwest Region by the evening of August 16. At the time of this update there are 84 active wildland fires in the Northwest Region. Of those fires, 7 are not under control, 6 are being held, 9 are under control and 62 are being observed. To access the current ...