The forest fire hazard is on the rise in northwestern Ontario.
Ministry of Natural Resources Fire Information Officer Mitch Miller says the warmer weather is again leading to an increase in forest fire activity.
"We're looking at the forecast right now and we don't see any significant precipitation in the next two weeks," says Miller. "The humidity is very low and it's very warm. It's going to dry out increasingly over the next two weeks so we could start to see some activity here with forest fires particularly if people aren't careful with their fires."
Five new fires were reported over the weekend, none in the Rainy River district.
