Wednesday, July 24, 2013

More Firefighters Working Out of Province

MNR file photo
The Ministry of Natural Resources is offering more help out of province.

Information Officer Heather Pridham says nearly 200 firefighters are now working on fires in Manitoba, Quebec and the Northweset Territorities.

Pridham says they're often gone for about 14-days.

Meantime, 39 fires are still active in northwestern Ontario.