Monday, October 1, 2012

More Forest Fires In Rainy River District

MNR file photo

Two new forest fires were reported in the Rainy River district on the weekend, both human-caused.

Both the fires near Scotch Lake, and in the Marmion Lake areas,  northeast of Atikokan, were small in size and are both out.

There have been a total of 70 forest fires in the district this year.