MONTREAL — Officials from the municipality of Port Cartier, Que.
, on the province's north shore say the situation remains stable after fires raging in the region prompted the mayor to declare a state of emergency and order the evacuation of about 1,000 of its residents.
The municipality of Port-Cartier said evacuated residents from the Parc Brunel and Parc Dominique areas, as well as those living north of Route 138, could find refuge in emergency accommodation at a temporary shelter in Baie-Comeau, about 170 kilometres to the southwest.
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