The Algonquin interpretation for Kashwakamak is “the lake with rocky shoals.” That interpretation would have made sense before the timber barons and settlers dammed “Kashwakamak” to raise the water levels, flushing their logs and running their mills.
Environment Canada is warning that poor air quality from forest fire smoke will continue until Saturday for most of eastern Ontario, while most of Ontario remains under fire restrictions.
Forest fires in Western Quebec and a new wildfire burning near Calabogie are contributing to hazy skies and smog advisories across a large swath of Eastern Ontario and Quebec.