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THUNDER BAY – The Residents of Sandy Lake First Nation who had been evacuated to Thunder Bay returned home throughout the day on Tuesday. The City of Thunder Bay now remains on standby. The potential of a hot dry August could cause further forest fire evacuations. Last evening, the City of Thunder Bay received appreciation [...]
THUNDER BAY – Forest fires and the smoke from those fires are causing havoc across Northwestern Ontario. The fires have taken out power lines leaving communities like Pickle Lake and several First Nation communities without electricity unless it is produced by on-site generators. Smoke is causing problems for the smaller regional airlines as well. Efforts [...]
THUNDER BAY – The hot weather is impacting the forest fire situation across Northwestern Ontario, and the province. There are 103 active fires burning in Ontario. There were 20 new fires yesterday. This daily trend is expected to continue. Severe fire behaviour has caused growth to several fires. Smoke is visible in the sky for [...]
DEER LAKE – “Our government has responded swiftly to an urgent request from the Province of Ontario as a result of this serious situation facing the community of Deer Lake,” stated Vic Toews, the federal Minister of Public Safety. “At this time, two Canadian Forces CC-130 Hercules aircraft from 435 Squadron based at 17 Wing [...]
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