Current Fire Situation in Northeast District As of June 12, 2023, there are no new fires reported, but 28 wildfires continue to blaze across the Northeast Region. Some of these fires are under control, some are being held, while others are not yet under control. A notable fire, Cochrane 7, measuring 10,719 hectares, is not
While firefighters get more forest fires under control in northern Ontario, travel restrictions declared under an emergency order are being expanded in several communities, including immediate evacuation orders for an area west of Sudbury.
A northern Ontario forest fire that started west of Sudbury on Sunday morning has grown to more than 1,000 hectares and has prompted officials to issue an evacuation order for the immediate area as the number of active fires in the region grows.