Greg Rickford Minister of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources, and Forestry.
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Northwestern Ontario has been faced with the task of fighting over 80 forest fires across the region. Thunder and lightning storms recently have caused more fires to start. The fires are the result of a hot and dry summer as of late and little precipitation in the area.
Most recently the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry has extended the Restricted Fire Zone that was issued on June 30, 2021, to Thunder Bay and portions of the Nipigon and Wawa districts.
Minister of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources, and Forestry Greg Rickford spoke with the Q Morning Show yesterday regarding the forest fires across the region.