{"id":84666,"date":"2026-07-13T23:11:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T03:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=84666"},"modified":"2026-07-13T23:11:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T03:11:11","slug":"opp-nwr-mandatory-evacuation-for-armstrong-whitesand-first-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/13\/opp-nwr-mandatory-evacuation-for-armstrong-whitesand-first-nation\/","title":{"rendered":"OPP NWR &#8211; Mandatory Evacuation for Armstrong &#038; Whitesand First Nation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<p><strong>July 13, 10:25 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">NWR OPP is advising the public of mandatory evacuation orders in the following areas due to ongoing forest fires:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"auto\"><strong>Armstrong<\/strong><\/li>\n<li dir=\"auto\"><strong>Whitesand First Nation<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">The following communities are monitoring the evolving situation. Updates will be provided as information becomes available:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"auto\">Ignace<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Emergency crews are on-site to help facilitate evacuations. If you are in these communities and need assistance evacuation, please call 9-1-1. For non-emergent police matters, please call 1-888-310-1122.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">In addition, the following road closures are currently in place:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"auto\">Highway 11 &#8211; all lanes closed between Highway 633 and Highway 623 (east of Atikokan)<\/li>\n<li dir=\"auto\">Highway 599 &#8211; southbound closed between Highway 516 and Mishkeegogamang First Nation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">NWR OPP is urging the public to say informed and plan ahead.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"auto\">Stay up to date on current fire conditions in your area: <span class=\"html-span xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\"><a class=\"x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n x18oe1m7 x1sy0etr xstzfhl x972fbf x10w94by x1qhh985 x14e42zd x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 x3ct3a4 xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xkrqix3 x1sur9pj x1fey0fg x1s688f\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ontario.ca%2Fpage%2Fforest-fires%3Ffbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExREQwRHdhZjJXQ0V2M0dFSHNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR5JPDAXav6_mL_Dn4X19RZpOFbilC7YVaRWozYMQMNoUCpWy5KPDLjtS0E2kg_aem_rIRxSGsgWZrQGFKBjJ4K3A&amp;h=AUBzsGTH__c4JZCUi_OgmNjfg4jesUPkh18ENTFloAgAWM1mCkSl_yxKkfl_e8kt26_OL5hXTRJ7-OiZcujwbE60r2Bq0Sfe8jhWtjPEMJAkOamu0g6Qaw_hMoQFN80IFJQxh-jahoqosBZmVSg1nIxS1N76bG71b1I&amp;__tn__=-UK-R&amp;c[0]=AUB8I7c1TK2hase-VdfbkN0P16OZvzz8Ww3_GrimbQc7afWQvgQwUNhXqKV6Fh_CPPIZRSad-3KjJ8opLcDzKFlcFS_IGqo-q_ulQ4M1AkBnjcStOnIrQeI-0TrF7TN_ENDbOHeyu2C6EiW9u1g2kSnsAo1fq4uKogV3Teasdk3H1glFxBye5e1vnJhC11PFWXMQwSOcb8zBGNkI4Nh8AzQAYQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/page\/forest-fires<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li dir=\"auto\">If you are evacuating, remember to pack essential items, such as medications, identification, passports, and important documents<\/li>\n<li dir=\"auto\">Follow all evacuation orders, road closures, and instructions from emergency officials<\/li>\n<li dir=\"auto\">Keep a safe distance from emergency crews and aircrafts so they can carry out their work effectively<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><div class=\"divider\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">13 juillet, 22 h 25:<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">La Police provinciale de l\u2019Ontario de la r\u00e9gion nord-ouest informe la population que des ordonnances d\u2019\u00e9vacuation obligatoires ont \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9mises dans les r\u00e9gions suivantes en raison des feux de for\u00eat en cours :<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"auto\"><strong>Armstrong<\/strong><\/li>\n<li dir=\"auto\"><strong>Premi\u00e8re Nation de Whitesand<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Les collectivit\u00e9s suivantes surveillent l\u2019\u00e9volution de la situation. Des mises \u00e0 jour seront fournies d\u00e8s que de l\u2019information sera disponible :<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"auto\">Ignace<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Les \u00e9quipes d\u2019urgence sont sur place pour faciliter les \u00e9vacuations. Si vous vous trouvez dans ces collectivit\u00e9s et avez besoin d\u2019aide pour \u00e9vacuer, veuillez composer le 9-1-1. Pour les questions polici\u00e8res non urgentes, veuillez composer le 1-888-310-1122.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">De plus, les fermetures de routes suivantes sont actuellement en vigueur :<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"auto\">Route 11 \u2013 toutes les voies sont ferm\u00e9es entre la route 633 et la route 623 (\u00e0 l\u2019est d\u2019Atikokan)<\/li>\n<li dir=\"auto\">Route 599 \u2013 direction sud ferm\u00e9e entre la route 516 et la Premi\u00e8re Nation de Mishkeegogamang<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">La Police provinciale de l\u2019Ontario de la r\u00e9gion du Nord-Ouest invite le public \u00e0 se tenir inform\u00e9 et \u00e0 planifier \u00e0 l\u2019avance.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"auto\">Tenez-vous au courant de la situation actuelle des feux dans votre r\u00e9gion : <span class=\"html-span xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\"><a class=\"x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n x18oe1m7 x1sy0etr xstzfhl x972fbf x10w94by x1qhh985 x14e42zd x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 x3ct3a4 xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xkrqix3 x1sur9pj x1fey0fg x1s688f\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ontario.ca%2Fpage%2Fforest-fires%3Ffbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExREQwRHdhZjJXQ0V2M0dFSHNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR5tutg4_h7WY30NCDkJ1gEFkjwo5VkRQL5VYaB041aSc3jmLVWKWj5gzhfNDg_aem_ELirde9GFkEEZ57GQ6tj2g&amp;h=AUBzsGTH__c4JZCUi_OgmNjfg4jesUPkh18ENTFloAgAWM1mCkSl_yxKkfl_e8kt26_OL5hXTRJ7-OiZcujwbE60r2Bq0Sfe8jhWtjPEMJAkOamu0g6Qaw_hMoQFN80IFJQxh-jahoqosBZmVSg1nIxS1N76bG71b1I&amp;__tn__=-UK-R&amp;c[0]=AUB8I7c1TK2hase-VdfbkN0P16OZvzz8Ww3_GrimbQc7afWQvgQwUNhXqKV6Fh_CPPIZRSad-3KjJ8opLcDzKFlcFS_IGqo-q_ulQ4M1AkBnjcStOnIrQeI-0TrF7TN_ENDbOHeyu2C6EiW9u1g2kSnsAo1fq4uKogV3Teasdk3H1glFxBye5e1vnJhC11PFWXMQwSOcb8zBGNkI4Nh8AzQAYQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/page\/forest-fires<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li dir=\"auto\">Si vous devez \u00e9vacuer, n\u2019oubliez pas d\u2019emporter les articles essentiels, tels que les m\u00e9dicaments, vos pi\u00e8ces d\u2019identit\u00e9, vos passeports et vos documents importants<\/li>\n<li dir=\"auto\">Respectez tous les ordres d\u2019\u00e9vacuation, les fermetures de routes et les directives des responsables des urgences<\/li>\n<li dir=\"auto\">Gardez une distance de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 par rapport aux \u00e9quipes d\u2019intervention et aux a\u00e9ronefs afin qu\u2019ils puissent mener \u00e0 bien leur travail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 13, 10:25 p.m. NWR OPP is advising the public of mandatory evacuation orders in the following areas due to ongoing forest fires: Armstrong Whitesand First Nation The following communities are monitoring the evolving situation. Updates will be provided as information becomes available: Ignace Emergency crews are on-site to help facilitate evacuations. If you are &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":84667,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3338],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-84666","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-forest-fire-updates"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-07-20 23:12:33","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84666","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84666"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84666\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84668,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84666\/revisions\/84668"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84667"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84666"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84666"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84666"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}