After enduring weeks of strict fire regulations across cottage country, the Ministry of Natural Resources announced Tuesday afternoon it was lifting the restricted fire zone, effective immediately.
The Muskoka Fire Chiefs have taken decisive action in response to the increasingly dry conditions by elevating the forest fire danger rating from high to extreme on Tuesday.
Due to extremely dry conditions and multiple fire starts, Muskoka Fire Chiefs has issued a total fire ban for the Muskoka area as of 12:01 a.m. May 12.