The northwestern Ontario community is abuzz with news that Asnew wildfiresare discovered in northwestern Ontario during a week of devastation, evacuations have begun for members of Eabametoong First Nation, a fly-in the area over 300 kilometres north of Thunder Bay. The First Nation confirmed on social media that transporting people from the region began on Saturday, with seven flights carrying…
Thunder Bay, ON — Asnew wildfiresare discovered in northwestern Ontario during a week of devastation, evacuations have begun for members of Eabametoong First Nation, a fly-in the area over 300 kilometres north of Thunder Bay. The First Nation confirmed on social media that transporting people from the public began on Saturday, with seven flights carrying roughly 460 members to Niagara…
News from Thunder Bay: A total of 139 wildfires were burning across northwestern Ontario as of Sunday afternoon, provincial authorities confirmed. This number includes at least eight, covering a total of roughly 3,413 hectares, that were confirmed by the provincial Aviation, Forest Fire and Critical incident Services (AFFES) agency on Saturday evening: On Sunday, the AFFES noted that across the…
Local authorities in Thunder Bay report that the northwestern Ontario hub – News– The Municipality of Thunder Bay recognizes that the rapidly evolving wildfire situation and the heavy smoke affecting our the region have caused concern for many residents. While conditions across the region remain serious,there is currently no indication that the Community of the northwestern Ontario hub is at…
Residents of Thunder Bay are learning that At a news conference in Thunder Bay on Saturday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford railed against U.S. politicians who’ve criticized Canadian wildfire suppression efforts, adding that many in the current administration have "a very short memory." "I find it a shame the administration in the U.S. and Congress people [are] writing these letters and…
News from Thunder Bay: The fires have caused evacuations, highway and road closures, air quality warnings, event cancellations, and other issues for the communities and people in the region. A number of other communities and areas have been notified about potential evacuations, including: The Township of Gillies has declared a state of urgent situation due to fires within a kilometre…
Local authorities in Thunder Bay report that Residents can expect a visible law enforcement presence in the Prince Arthur Boulevard area as Thunder Bay Authorities investigate an incident reported early Saturday morning. The probe is connected to occurrence number TB26028109. The northwestern Ontario hub Authorities Service stated the incident occurred during the early morning hours of July 18, 2026. Officers…
Local authorities in Thunder Bay report that Nearly a dozen communities across northern Ontario are currently under an orange air quality warning, say provincial authorities. According to the provincial government, air quality warnings are jointly issued by the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, and Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC). Under the alert program, there are two…
Local authorities in Thunder Bay report that With about 600Eabametoong First Nation members at the centre of another evacuationdue to northern Ontario wildfires, citizens leaders are speaking out about the conditions that make First Nations more vulnerable to such crises. “The conditions in which they [First Nations] are dealing with, just in terms of air quality, are already poor —…
Thunder Bay, ON — It's another smoky day in the Lakehead region, a constant reminder of the wildfires burning across the region. We check in with Thunder Bay Fire Rescue’s citizens crisis management coordinator about the situation in the area and how he'd like everyone to be prepared for potential emergencies like fires. It is a priority for CBC to…