Please scroll down for the JUNE 8TH, 2010 North East & West Fire Region Reports. WAWA MNR CO-OPERATORS FOREST FIRE INFORMATION Valid: June 8th, 2010 Geraldton – Longlac – Caramat – Manitouwadge – Hornepayne – Dubreuilville Today..Sunny. High 20. UV index 7 or high. [Read more]
East Fire Region June 7, 2010 The Ministry of Natural Resources has lifted a Restricted Fire Zone (RFZ) that remained in two zones of north eastern Ontario. The RFZ ends as of Monday June 7 at 1800. The RFZ had been declared for Zones 20 and 21- Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury and North Bay areas [Read more]
West Fire Region Sunday, June 06, 2010 No new fires were reported by the end of the day on June 05. Red Lake Fire 32 is Being Held at 4417ha. Crews continue to extinguish hot spots. No probelms are anticipated. Personnel and equipment are being released back to their home bases. The eight monitored [Read more]
East Fire Region June 6th, 2010 At 12:01 a.m. June 4, the Restricted Fire Zone across much of northeastern Ontario, including Manitoulin Island, was lifted. However, it remains in place for areas south of Wawa including the districts of Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury and North Bay due to continuing dry [Read more]
West Fire Region Saturday, June 05, 2010 No new fires to report in the West Fire Region today. Most of the region received rain in the last 24 hours and more is in the forecast. Red Lake Fire 26 is showing no fire behaviour at this time and resources continue to be removed from that [Read more]
Forest fire situation update- East Fire Region June 5, 2010 At 12:01 a.m. June 4, the Restricted Fire Zone across much of northeastern Ontario, including Manitoulin Island, was lifted. However, it remains in place for areas south of Wawa including the districts of Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury and [Read more]
Please scroll down for the JUNE 5TH, 2010 Co-operators Report. East Fire Region June 4, 2010 At 12:01 a.m. today, the Restricted Fire Zone across much of northeastern Ontario, including Manitoulin Island, was lifted. However, it remains in place for areas south of Wawa including the districts of [Read more]
Please scroll down for the JUNE 5TH, 2010 Co-operators Report. West Fire Region Friday, June 04, 2010 June 4, 2010 and still no new fires to report in the West Fire Region. Most of the region received rain in the last 24 hours and more is in the forecast. Lightening was detected in the [Read more]
Please scroll down for the JUNE 4th, 2010 Co-operators Report. A Restricted Fire Zone continues to be in effect in northeastern Ontario. Residents and travellers through the region are reminded that all burning permits are suspended and all open air burning, including campfires, is prohibited. [Read more]
East Fire Region June 2, 2010 There is a Restricted Fire Zone in place for northeastern Ontario. This restriction includes areas north of the French River to the James Bay coast and from the Quebec border west to the Pic River including Manitoulin Island. The Restricted Fire Zone will be in [Read more]
UPDATE – WAWA FIRE #18 WAWA, ON – Wawa fire #18 is located approximately 30 km east of the town of Hawk Junction and 8 km east of the Potholes Conservation Reserve. The fire was reported Thursday, May 27, and has grown to an estimated 2300 hectares approximately 40 kilometres east of Wawa near [Read more]
Outdoor Burning Restricted In Areas of Northeastern Ontario May 20, 2010 McGuinty Government Implements Restricted Fire Zone A Restricted Fire Zone has been declared in Northeastern Ontario north of the French River to reduce the risk of human-caused wildfires. Effective 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, [Read more]
After attending Snow Tour 2010 I shared the experience with media through submissions of a variety of articles/editorials to newspapers and magazines – I wanted to allow these to publish, and allow M.Brown, by whom I was contracted to photograph this event, the opportunity to share [Read more]
Snow Tour 2010 a success by Karina Hunter Northeastern Ontario said goodbye Thursday to the key political figures who participated in Algoma-Manitoulin MPP Mike Brown’s Annual Snow Tour in Wawa, Ontario this week. In addition to Brown, participants included the Honourable Gerry Phillips Chair [Read more]
