Monday, June 11, 2012

New Forest Fires Reported


Four new fires are now on the Ministry of Natural Resources watch list.

One started in the Nipigon district, another in the Red Lake district and two more in the Sioux Lookout area.

To date, there have been 192 fires, burning almost 13-hundred hectares in the northwest region.

Thirteen of them have been in the Rainy River district where there are currently no active fires.