The forest fire season in Ontario, Canada, is expected to come to an end with the last remaining wildfire being brought under control. The province's Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services agency reported no new wildfires on Monday, and the wildland fire hazard is now low in the Northwest region. This season has seen over 4,400 square kilometers of forested areas burned across the province.
A wildfire burns in a forest near the town of Cochrane, Ont., in a June 6, 2023, handout photo. Wildfire smoke continues to blanket northern parts of Ontario today and Environment Canada is warning the very high levels of air pollution may affect vulnerable people if they don't exercise caution.THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, *MANDATORY CREDIT*., Ont.
In its latest regional update, the province’s Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services agency said no new wildfires were reported on Monday. “The wildland fire hazard is low across the Northwest region following significant snowfall across much of the area,” the agency said in a news release. Tuesday marks the last official day of the current forest fire season, which has burned more than 4,400 square kilometres of forested areas across the province.Story continues below advertisementWhat is caste discrimination? A closer look at new Ontario human rights ruling
The fire expected to be the region’s last of the season is located about 52 kilometres north of Thunder Bay on Smiley Lake, about five kilometres west of Highway 527.“It was discovered on Oct. 4 and was declared being held on Oct. 8, and under control on Oct. 9,” Dryden-based agency spokesperson Chris Marchand said.Smoke’s Poutinerie founder and CEO Ryan Smolkin dead at 50Viewed
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