Friday, July 12, 2013

MNR Fire Crews Heading North and East

The Ministry of Natural Resources is sending some of its fire crews out of province.

Twenty firefighters, along with support staff, are being dispatched to lend a hand in the Northwest Territories and Quebec.

There are 41 active fires in northwestern Ontario including two in the Kenora District.

The largest blaze is an 11 thousand hectare blaze, 50 kilometres northwest of Red Lake.

A second wild fire
, 300-hectares in size, has also sparked 40-kilometres northwest of Red Lake.