Nearly 200 Wildfires Burning Across Northern Ontario, with Dozens Said to Be Out of Control

Close to 200 Wildfires Are Active in Northern Ontario, as Communities Evacuate

Nearly 200 wildfires are currently burning across Northern Ontario, with 57 said to be out of control. The majority of the fires are burning in the Northwest region. This comes as Northern Ontario communities prepare for further evacuations as officials warn increased wildfire activity and worsening smoke conditions could continue into the foreseeable future. Neskantaga First Nation is planning another evacuation flight today, with evacuees head…

Nearly 200 wildfires burning across Northern Ontario, with dozens said to be out of control

Nearly 200 wildfires are currently burning across Northern Ontario, with 57 said to be out of control.

The latest on the wildfires in northwestern Ontario: 139 now actively burning across the region

There are 139 wildfires burning across northwestern Ontario as of Saturday afternoon, provincial authorities confirmed. Fifty fires were burning in the northeast region, bringing the total wildfire count across northern Ontario down to 189.

As forest fires devastate their ancestral territory, thousands of residents of the First Nations communities are evacuated across Northern Canada

Wildfires keep northern Ontario real estate on its toes as insurers pause new coverage

Photo: Ministry of Natural Resources of Ontario (posted on X).   The wildfire emergency unfolding across northern Ontario is creating ripple effects in the housing market, where insurance restrictions are forcing some real estate transactions into limbo as far south as Thunder Bay. “It’s a difficult situation up here right now,” said Nathan Lawrence, broker and partner at Royal LePage Lannon Realty and mortgage broker at DLC Mortgage Excellence …