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Six new forest fires were discovered in the Northwest Region by the early evening of July 22, 2021, according to Aviation, Forest Fire, and Emergency Services.
At the time of the update, there were 153 active fires in the northwest region. 56 fires were not under control, 18 fires were being held, 21 fires were under control and 58 fires were being monitored. Eighteen fires were called out today.
Newly discovered fires:
Dryden 80 is located near South Lake, approximately 20 kilometres southeast of Ignace.
Nipigon 65 is located approximately 8 kilometres west of Nakina. The 0.6 hectare fire is being held.
Posted: Jan 22, 2021 6:00 AM ET | Last Updated: January 22
This screenshot is taken from the film In Search of Wendell Beckwith. The film is narrated by Beckwith’s grandson, Tyler Beckwith Evans, who never met his grandfather, but learned about his life through the film and visiting the cabins.(photo: Thunder Bay museum)
A new documentary film focuses on the life of an American scientist who became a legendary part of northwestern Ontario folklore.
The film, In Search of Wendell Beckwith, has just been released online by the Thunder Bay Museum.
The production is a partnership between the museum and local filmmaker Jim Hyder and it examines the life of Beckwith, an American inventor who lived alone on remote Whitewater Lake, between 1961 and his death in 1980.