Weather/Roads

Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – August 20th

There were two new wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region by the evening of August 19. Haliburton 24 (HAL024) was 0.1 hectares in size and is now out. The fire was located 200 metres from the western shore of Frank Lake in Algonquin Provincial Park. Wawa 7 (WAW007) is 0.5 hectares and located midway between Ruthie and Danny lakes. ...

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Traffic Delays in Heyden Area – UPDATED

Aug 19, 2025 at 09:05 The collision has been removed. However, constrution delays are still occurring. Please drive with care <divider> Aug 19, 2025 at 08:10 In addition to the traffic delays due to construction between Goulais River and the Soo. ON511 is advising “Hwy 17 reduced to one lane in the Heyden area due to a collision”.The collision is ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – August 19

There were no new wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region by the evening of August 18. Several fires were called out today, including: Haliburton 23 (HAL023) is 0.4 hectares and located approximately 100 metres north of White Boundary Road, and 2.5 kilometres west of White Lake. The fire is out. Haliburton 22 (HAL022) is 0.5 hectares and located approximately ...

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Frost Advisory for: Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake ENDED

Aug 18, 2025 at 08:20 This frost advisory ended at 8:18 a.m. <divider> Aug 18, 2025 at 06:17 5:10 AM EDT Monday 18 August 2025 Frost Advisory in effect for: Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake Frost may damage some crops in frost-prone areas. Patchy frost is expected early this morning as temperatures drop to near the freezing mark. Cover up plants, ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – August 18

There were 4 new wildland fires confirmed by the evening of August 17: Haliburton 23 (HAL023) is 0.4 hectares and located approximately 100 metres north of White Boundary Road, and 2.5 kilometres west of White Lake. The fire is not under control. Sudbury 33 (SUD033) was 0.1 hectares and located on Alvinholme Island on Georgian Bay. The fire is out. ...

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Frost Advisory for: Gogama – Foleyet

Aug 18, 2025 at 08:20 This frost advisory ended at 8:18 a.m. <divider> Aug 18, 2025 at 06:17 5:10 AM EDT Monday 18 August 2025 Frost Advisory in effect for: Gogama – Foleyet Frost may damage some crops in frost-prone areas. Patchy frost is expected early this morning as temperatures drop to near the freezing mark. Cover up plants, especially ...

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Severe Thunderstorm Watch – ENDED

Aug 16, 2025 at 22:56 The watch ended at 10:52 p.m. <divider> Aug 16, 2025 at 21:07 8:40 PM EDT Saturday 16 August 2025 Severe Thunderstorm Watch in effect for: Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay (ended) and the region shown in yellow Conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – August 16

There were 3 new wildland fires confirmed by the evening of August 15: North Bay 8 (NOR008) is 0.3 hectares and located on an island on Iceland Lake. The fire is being held. Sudbury 32 (SUD032) is 1 hectare and located within French River Provincial Park, approximately 3 kilometres north of Georgian Bay, and 1.6 kilometres east of Green Island. ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – August 15

There were 3 new wildland fires confirmed by the evening of August 14: Sudbury 30 (SUD030) is 0.6 hectares and located approximately 0.9 kilometres west of Tyson Lake, and 2.3 kilometres southeast of Turbid Lake. The fire is not under control. Sudbury 31 (SUD031) is 0.1 hectares and located 1 kilometre west of Tyson Lake, and 1.1 kilometres southeast of ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – August 14

There were no new wildland fires confirmed by the evening of August 13. There are 16 active fires in the Northeast region; Two are under control, 1 is being held, 2 are not under control, and 11 are being observed. The fire hazard varies from low to high across the Northeast region. Areas of Bancroft and west of Deep River, ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – August 13

There were no new wildland fires confirmed by the evening of August 12. There are 16 active fires in the Northeast region; One is under control, 1 is being held, 3 are not under control, and 11 are being observed. The fire hazard varies from low to high across the Northeast region. Areas south of North Bay are experiencing primarily ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – August 11

There were 4 new wildland fires confirmed by the evening of August 11: North Bay 7 (NOR007) was 0.1 hectare and located on an island on Killrush Lake. The fire is out. Haliburton 20 (HAL020) was 0.1 hectare and located on the west side of Maggie Lake, 0.4 kilometres south of Dale Lake, within Algonquin Park. The fire is out. ...

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Fog Advisory – Ended

Aug 12, 2025 at 07:01 These Fog Advisories were ended at 6:59 a.m. Aug 12, 2025 at 06:23 2:45 AM EDT Tuesday 12 August 2025 Fog Advisory in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Agawa – Lake Superior Park Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Near zero visibility in fog is ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – August 10

There were no new wildland fires confirmed by the evening of August 10. There was 1 additional wildland fire confirmed in the evening hours of August 9 following the previous update: Sudbury 28 (SUD028) is 0.4 hectare and located approximately 1.5 kilometres southeast of Wing Lake, and 3 kilometres southwest of Le Grou Lake. The fire is under control. There ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – August 9

There was one new wildland fire confirmed by the evening of August 8: Haliburton 16 (HAL016) is 3 hectares and located approximately 1 kilometre west of Head Lake and Highway 45, and 1 kilometre northwest of Rush Lake. The fire is not under control. There are 12 active fires in the northeast region; One is not under control, and 11 ...

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