(Mitch Miller/Ministry of Natural Resources photo)Ontario's Natural Resources Minister says the province is committed to any and all resources in battling the dozens of wildfires in northwestern Ontario.
More than 112 fires are burning, mostly in the remote north - some large in size.
Linda Jeffrey says it's taxing resources.
"While the number of fires we've had in Ontario is about the same as last year, the magnitude and complexity of these fires is much greater," says Jeffrey. "Today the total area burned is 300,000 hectares. That's five times the average."
Ontario is receiving assistance now from British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, the Yukon and Quebec.
