Weather/Roads

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 ...

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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.

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Northeast Forest Fire Region – May 21

May 22, 2025 at 07:58 There were no new wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region yesterday, May 21st. There is 1 active wildland fire in the Northeast Region, and it is under control. The fire hazard varies from low to high across the Northeast region.

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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 ...

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Frost Advisory

3:52 PM EDT Tuesday 20 May 2025 Frost Advisory in effect for: Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake Gogama – Foleyet White River – Dubreuilville Frost may damage some crops in frost-prone areas. Temperatures are expected to drop to near the freezing mark overnight tonight into Wednesday morning. Cover up plants, especially those in frost-prone areas. Frost advisories are issued when temperatures ...

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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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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – May 15

There were no new wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region, Thursday May 15. There are 5 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region: 2 are under control and 3 are being held. The fire hazard is predominantly low to moderate across most of the Northeast Region this afternoon, with areas stretching east from Montreal River Harbour to Matachewan through ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – May 14

May 15, 2025 at 12:27 There were no new wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region yesterday. There are 4 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region: one is under control, one is being held and two are not yet under control but FireRanger crews are making good progress with fire suppression. The fire hazard is predominantly moderate to high ...

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Northeast Fire Region Update – May 13

May 14, 2025 at 08:00 Three new wildland fires were confirmed in the Northeast Region by early yesterday evening. Sudbury 7 (SUD007) is located on the north side of Georgian Bay, about 2 kilometres west of Hwy 529. The 0.3 hectare fire is under control. Timmins 1 (TIM001) is located 3.5 kilometres north of Gogagma. The 15 hectare fire is ...

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Hwy 144 (Watershed – Timmins) OPEN

At 16:18 the highway was reopened. May 13, 2025 at 15:29 Hwy 144 from The Watershed to Timmins has been closed due to a Forest Fire that has jumped the highway. Motorists who use the Sultan Road may wish to confirm that they can travel on it, as Wawa-news is not able to confirm the location of the forest fire ...

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Northeast Fire Region Update – May 13

Three new wildland fires were confirmed in the Northeast Region today (as of 19:45 Monday afternoon). Chapleau 3 is located east of highway 129 near the shore of Mather Lake. It is being held at 0.3 of a hectare. One FireRanger crew is assigned and a belly tanker helicopter dropped water onto the wildland fire this afternoon. Sudbury 6 measures ...

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Forest Fire Update NE Region – May 12

May 12, 2025 at 08:09 Four new wildland fires were confirmed in the Northeast Region on Sunday, May 11. North Bay 3 was confirmed early Sunday afternoon on Elliot Island which is located on the French River. The 1.3 hectare fire is under control. Sudbury 4 is located east of highway 69 near the Hartley Bay Road exit and west ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – May 10

There are currently no active wildland fires in the Northeast Region. No new wildland fires were confirmed in the Northeast Region yesterday. The fire hazard is mostly low to moderate in the Northeast Region this afternoon, except for areas located east of Parry Sound and west of Powassan; as well as areas along the North Shore of Lake Huron and ...

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Hwy 17 (Wawa to SSM ) Lane Closure at Fenton Lake – UPDATED

May 8, 2025 at 14:58 The vehicles have been removed. May 8, 2025 at 12:25 A collision on Hwy 17 at Fenton Lake (approximately 18kms south of Wawa) between a pickup and CMV has closed the eastbound lane and shoulder. Algoma EMS did attend the scene, however there is no word on injuries. There may be minor delays as the ...

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