{"id":46026,"date":"2021-07-14T07:56:14","date_gmt":"2021-07-14T11:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=46026"},"modified":"2021-07-14T08:08:03","modified_gmt":"2021-07-14T12:08:03","slug":"morning-news-july-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2021\/07\/14\/morning-news-july-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning News – July 14"},"content":{"rendered":"

Weather<\/strong><\/p>\n

A mix of sun and cloud. 40 percent chance of showers this morning with risk of a thunderstorm. High 23. Humidex 28. UV index 8 or very high.
\nTonight – Partly cloudy. Low 15.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Heavy rainfall is expected overnight through Thursday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rain will begin over parts of Northeastern Ontario overnight before spreading to the Ontario-Quebec border on Thursday morning. General rainfall amounts of 30 to 50 mm are likely.<\/p>\n

Rainfall amounts exceeding 50 mm may be possible in some locations. Rainfall warnings may be required at a later time.<\/p>\n

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Status of cases in Algoma<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are no active cases of COVID-19 in the Algoma District today.<\/p>\n

Immunization Uptake and Coverage in Algoma<\/strong> (Last updated: 9:25 AM, July 12, 2021)<\/p>\n

Doses administered to Algoma residents<\/p>\n

Total doses administered – 129,573
\n# of people who are fully vaccinated – 49,802
\n# of people who have received at least 1 dose – 79,771<\/p>\n

69.7% has received at least one dose
\n78.7% (aged 12+) has received at least one dose
\n49.1% (aged 12+) are fully vaccinated (received two doses)<\/p>\n

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Northeast Forest Fire Region –\u00a0<\/strong>There were no new fires discovered in the Northeast region by the afternoon of July 13.<\/p>\n

There are ten active fires across the Northeast region, of these, four are under control, five are being observed and one fire remains not under control at the time of this update.<\/p>\n

Timmins 10<\/strong> – 136 hectares and is not yet under control.<\/p>\n

The forest fire hazard ranges from high to extreme in the northern section of the Northeast region. The central and southern portion of the region are seeing a low to moderate hazard with the exception of the Greater Sudbury and Temagami areas which are showing a high hazard today.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Northwest Forest Fire Region –\u00a0<\/strong>At the time of this update there were 71 active fires in the region. 24 fires are not under control, three fires are being held, 29 are being observed and 15 fires are under control.<\/p>\n

The wildland fire hazard is high to extreme in the Fort Frances, Dryden, Thunder Bay and southern Nipigon districts. The Red Lake, Sioux Lookout, Kenora, and northern Nipigon districts have a mainly low to moderate hazard.<\/p>\n

Kenora 51 – <\/strong>Fire is not under control at 78,101 hectares.
\nRed Lake 65 – <\/strong>Not under control at 7,401 hectares
\nRed Lake 51 – <\/strong>Being observed at 35,019 hectares
\nRed Lake 68 – <\/strong>Not under control at 15,000 hectares
\nRed Lake 77 – <\/strong>Not under control at 19,251 hectares<\/p>\n

Smoke drift in Red Lake, Kenora, Sioux Lookout, and Nipigon will continue to be experienced by communities in close proximity to wildland fires in those Districts and across the far north. Smoke drift from fires burning in the western provinces of Canada may also be detectable today across much of the province.<\/p>\n

Due to smoke from ongoing forest fires, residents from affected communities are being evacuated as a precautionary measure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Affected areas evacuating<\/caption>\n
Evacuating community<\/strong><\/td>\nCurrent status<\/strong><\/td>\nHost communities<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Poplar Hill First Nation<\/td>\nOngoing evacuation<\/td>\n\n
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  • Thunder Bay<\/li>\n
  • Kapuskasing<\/li>\n
  • Cochrane<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Deer Lake First Nation<\/td>\nOngoing evacuation<\/td>\n\n