A Quebec man has ordered to pay the cost of putting out a forest fire last year in the Atikokan area after pleading guilty to a charge of failing to keep a fire under control.The blaze occurred in the area of Raft Lake Road last April.
A fire, started for cooking, was spread by strong winds to the nearby bush.
Two Ministry of Natural Resource fire crews and a waterbomber had to be dispatched.
Along with the five-thousand dollar cost of putting out the fire, the man was also fined 250-dollars.
