Thunder Bay, Ontario — Yolanda Sakanee says she wants to go home, but there's too much uncertainty in her First Nation, which declared a state of urgent situation last week over northwestern Ontario’s wildfires. Sakanee is one of more than 130 wildfire evacuees from Neskantaga First Nation, a remote Ojibway citizens about 440 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay. Its chief…
Local authorities in Thunder Bay report that Support continues to pour in for wildfire evacuees in Thunder Bay, with one organization saying it's received thousands of donations in support of people displaced by the fires burning across northwestern Ontario. Kiikenomaga Kikenjigewen Employment & Training Services (KKETS) has transformed its warehouse on Beaverhall Place in the urban centre into a donation…
A developing story from Thunder Bay: Less than a week after Namaygoosisagagun First Nation, north of Thunder Bay, Ont.,burned down, another First Nations the area in the region has also been ravaged by wildfire. Whitewater Lake First Nation is about 70 kilometres north of Armstrong and 250 kilometres north of Thunder Bay. The Anishinaabe the area is considered a non-status…
Thunder Bay, Ontario — News– The Municipality of Thunder Bay recognizes that the rapidly evolving wildfire situation and the heavy smoke affecting our citizens have caused concern for many residents. While conditions across the region remain serious,there is currently no indication that the Community of Thunder Bay is at risk of evacuation. We continue to work closely with urgent situation…
Residents of Thunder Bay are learning that Two Thunder Bay men have been charged with second-degree murder after authorities responding to a reported assault found a deceased person in the Cumming Street area late Saturday night. Thunder Bay Law enforcement Service officers were called to the area at about 11 p.m. on July authorities advised members of the Primary Response…
Thunder Bay, ON — Despite wildfire conditions improving in and around Thunder Bay, Ont., on Tuesday, there are many steps residents can still take to reduce their wildfire risk and the likelihood of negative impacts to their properties. Mark Shruiff, the fire chief for Neebing Urgent response Services (NES), advised the number one cause of fire spread and damage to…
Thunder Bay, ON — 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 types of warnings:…
Thunder Bay, ON — Despite wildfire conditions improving in and around the northwestern Ontario hub, Ont., on Tuesday, there are many steps residents can still take to reduce their wildfire risk and the likelihood of negative impacts to their properties. Mark Shruiff, the fire chief for Neebing Urgent response Services (NES), shared the number one cause of fire spread and…
Thunder Bay, ON — There are 145 active wildfires burning in northwestern Ontario, according to the latest update from Ontario Forest Fires, one fewer than were reported on Tuesday night. Of these, 49 are listed as not under control, six are being held, eight are under control and the rest are being observed. The largest wildfire in the region, known…
THUNDER BAY — There are 145 active wildfires burning in northwestern Ontario, according to the latest update from Ontario Forest Fires, one fewer than were reported on Tuesday night. Of these, 49 are listed as not under control, six are being held, eight are under control and the rest are being observed. The largest wildfire in the region, known as…