Residents of Thunder Bay are learning that There are 145 active wildfires burning in northwestern Ontario, according to the latest update from Ontario Forest Fires, one fewer than reported on Tuesday night. Of these, 41 are listed as not under control, five are being held, nine are under control and the rest are being observed. The largest wildfire in the…
THUNDER BAY — With many wildfire evacuees currently living in hotels in large cities with limited resources for prolonged periods, regional health service providers are advocating for greater support for the health of those who have been displaced from their homes. Janet Gordon is the Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority’s vice president of the area health. She shared host…
THUNDER BAY — A wildfire support financial allocation started days ago by two the regional capital, Ont., organizations has already raised $25,000. The United Way of Thunder Bay and Thunder Bay The area Foundation unveiled the Northwestern Ontario Wildfire The region Support Financial allocation on Friday. The investment program will support those affected by the wildfires burning across northwestern Ontario.…
Local authorities in Thunder Bay report that There are 145 active wildfires burning in northwestern Ontario, according to the latest update from Ontario Forest Fires, one fewer than reported on Tuesday night. Of these, 41 are listed as not under control, five are being held, nine are under control and the rest are being observed. The largest wildfire in the…
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 response last week due to northwestern Ontario’s wildfires. Sakanee is one of more than 130 evacuees from Neskantaga First Nation, a remote Ojibway local residents about 440 kilometres northeast of the city. Its…
Residents of Thunder Bay are learning that The Lakehead of Thunder Bay has activated its Urgent situation Operations Centre as a precaution while wildfires, evacuations and heavy smoke continue to affect Northwestern Ontario. Community administration stressed that the activation does not mean Thunder Bay is facing an immediate wildfire threat. There is currently no indication that residents of the urban…
Local authorities in Thunder Bay report that First Nation chiefs from northwestern Ontario are calling for a public inquiry into the provincial government’s response to the region's wildfires, which have resulted in more than a dozen evacuations. At a media conference hosted by Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) at the Superior Inn Hotel and Conference Centre in Thunder Bay on Tuesday,…
News from Thunder Bay: Two Thunder Bay men have been charged with second-degree murder after law enforcement responding to a reported assault found a deceased person in the Cumming Street area late Saturday night. the regional capital Officers Service officers were called to the area at about 11 p.m. on July officers noted members of the Primary Response Unit found…
Thunder Bay, ON — Provincial animal welfare organizations are coming together to aid pets displaced amid wildfire evacuations across northwestern Ontario. Northern Reach Networkhas received hundreds of messages requesting support in its efforts to help communities in and around the Lakehead region, including remote communities being evacuated. Paul Bishop, a board member with the non-profit, indicated the network was currently…
Thunder Bay, Ontario — With weather conditions improving and fire behaviour slowing, residents of Upsala are returning home following a voluntary evacuation last week. "The weather has cooled. the humidity is up," shared Upsala fire chief Doug Kiezebrink. "Winds are maybe still a bit of a problem." Kiezebrink called the fire — Fort Frances 14, which at one point was…