The smoke that blanketed Whitesand First Nation became thicker, darker and more acrid within hours.
Ella Arney and Basil Arney sit in their hotel room in Thunder Bay, Ont. , Friday, July 17, 2026, after being evacuated from their home in McKenzie Lake due to the threat of wildfires.
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Panic in a remote Ontario community as wildfires rage across northern OntarioThe smoke that blanketed Whitesand First Nation became thicker, darker, and more acrid within hours. By Monday afternoon, debris started falling down from the pine trees. Panic began to grow in the remote Ontario community more than 250 kilometres north of Thunder Bay. Daniel Nodin, a retired firefighter, realized it was time for everyone to pack up and flee for their lives. Nearly 350 people from Whitesand First Nation and neighbouring communities are sheltering at a Thunder Bay hotel, wondering if their homes will still be standing when they return. Many more evacuees from other communities, including the fire-ravaged Collins First Nation, are also in the city as nearly 200 wildfires blaze across northern Ontario. The fires have burned more land than all of last year's blazes and sent hazardous smoke drifting across the province and into several U.S. states.
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