Greg Rickford Minister of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources, and Forestry.
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Northwestern Ontario has been faced with the task of fighting over 80 forest fires across the region. Thunder and lightning storms recently have caused more fires to start. The fires are the result of a hot and dry summer as of late and little precipitation in the area.
Most recently the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry has extended the Restricted Fire Zone that was issued on June 30, 2021, to Thunder Bay and portions of the Nipigon and Wawa districts.
Minister of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources, and Forestry Greg Rickford spoke with the Q Morning Show yesterday regarding the forest fires across the region.
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A Restricted Fire Zone remains in effect for much of Northwestern Ontario due to high to extreme forest fire hazard conditions.
As of 12:01 a.m. Saturday July 10 the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is expanding the RFZ to include Thunder Bay and portions of Nipigon and Wawa districts.
The RFZ is already in effect for the Kenora, Fort Frances, Dryden districts and portions of the Sioux Lookout and Red Lake districts until further notice.
Outdoor fires are banned.
You can learn more about Restricted Fire Zones here.
For a more detailed boundary of the Restricted Fire Zone, consult the interactive fire map at Ontario.ca/forestfire or the map here.