Fires restricting travel in several areas

One new forest fire was confirmed in the area yesterday.

Smoke from the fires in Ontario and Quebec is continuing to impact the air quality in the northeast region and several districts have travel restrictions due to the local fires.

The new fire — Kirkland Lake 5 — is 500 hectares. It's eight kilometres north of Lady Evelyn Smoothwater and 10 kilometres south of Highway 65.

As of yesterday evening (June 7), there were 34 active fires in the northeast region. Of those, 22 aren't under control, six are being held, one is being observed and five are under control, according to the Aviation, Forest Fire, Emergency Services (AFFES) update.

There are 10 active fires not under control in the area in the Chapleau, Timmins, Cochrane, Kirkland Lake and Hearst districts.

Chapleau 3 has doubled in size to 1,531 hectares. It started 53 kilometres south of Highway 101 and 67 kilometres east of Highway 129.
Chapleau 6 is 209 hectares and is located 48 kilometres northwest of Chapleau and 15.7 kilometres west of the southern point of Missinaibi Provincial Park.
Chapleau 8 is 0.2 hecatares in size.
Cochrane 5 has doubled in size to 11 hectares.
Cochrane 6 is 1,239 hectares. It is located about 11.6 kilometres west of the northern end of Lake Abitibi and 31.6 kilometres northeast of Iroquois Falls.
Cochrane 7 is 4,256 hectares and is located about 16.8 kilometres northeast of the northeastern end of Lake Abitibi and 11.2 kilometres west of the Quebec border.
Cochrane 8 east of Cochrane off of Highway 652 is 35 hectares.
Hearst 5 is 90 hectares and located 36 kilometres south of Highway 11 and just north of Macvicar Creek.
Timmins 7 is 120 hectares. It's located between Highway 101 and Highway 144.

Timmins 8 is 0.8 hectares and listed this morning as being under control. It's located two kilometres west of the Akonesi Chain of Lakes Complex and 0.8 kilometres south of Brady Lake.

For other active fires, Kirkland Lake 6 is being held at 0.2 hectares, Hearst 4 is being held at 12 hectares, Cochrane 1 is 45 hectares and being observed, Cochrane 2 is 0.4 hectares and under control, Cochrane 3 between Cochrane and Iroquois Falls is being held at 80 hectares, and Cochrane 9 is being held at five hectares.

Travel Restrictions

Hearst-Cochrane-Kapuskasing District Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) District office

Travel is prohibited in these areas unless you have a travel permit:

Translimit Road eastwards beginning where it intersects with the Northwest Industrial Road
Translimit Road west of the Ontario-Quebec border
Northwest Industrial Road north of the Abitibi bridge

A map of the restricted areas is available here.

The travel restrictions put in on June 3 remain in place. It prohibits travel in the following areas:

Reaume Esker Road beginning where it intersects with Town Dump Road
Potter Road West of the TC Energy Plant
Connaught-Evelyn Road North of the Pallet Lake access point

A map of these restricted areas is available here.

People requiring travel permits should contact the district MNRF office at 705-272-7178 or email [email protected].

Sudbury District

Travel is prohibited in these areas:

Highway 553 (also known as the Massey Tote Rd) south of Cameron Creek
West Branch Road south of Fleck Creek in Weeks Township
Highway 810 (also known as the Massey Tote Road) south of Ritchie Falls
John's Creek Road at Porter Creek
Fox Lake Road at Centre Creek
Kitt’s Creek Road at Boon Township Road (Boon Township boundary)
Highway 553 (also known as the Massey Tote Road) in Olinyk Township, south of Gervais Township
Pecors Road at the Joubin, Gaiashik Township boundary

The implementation order map for these areas is available here.

June 5 all people in townships of Olinyk, Plourde (south half), Prescott, Redden (west half), Strain, Teasdale, Poncet, Lehman, Lockeyer, Gerow and Gaiashik were evacuated. That order also prohibits the travel and use of the following areas:

Highway 553 (also known as the Massey Tote Rd) south of Cameron Creek
Highway 810 (also known as the Massey Tote Rd) north of the 17-mile crossover
Highway 810 (also known as the Massey Tote Rd) south of Ritchie Falls
Pecors Rd at the Joubin, Gaiashik Township boundary

A map of the affected area is available here. For any questions, contact Derrick Luetchford at 705-929-4166 or email [email protected].

Chapleau-Wawa MNRF District

Travel is prohibited in these areas:

400 south of where Road 400 intersects the White River Forest Unit boundary
Road 300 south of the intersection of Road 300 and Road 350
Road 500 west of the intersection of Road 500 and Road 550
Road 226 west of the intersection of Road 226 and Highway 631
“Mink Lake East" Road north of intersection of "Mink Lake East" Road and Highway 631
"Mink Lake Boat Launch" Road north of intersection of "Mink Lake Boat Launch" Road and Highway 63
Operational Road 631-02 north of intersection of Road 631-02 and Highway 631
Operational Road 631-01 (aka. Tower Road) north of intersection of Road 631-01 and Highway 631
Road 100 north of intersection of Road 100 and the Picnic Lake Road
North Reagan Road north of intersection of North Reagan Road and Road 50
Road 10 east of intersection of Road 10 and Highway 17
Road 99 east of intersection of Road 99 and Highway 17
Operational Road 631-05 east of intersection of operational Road 631-05 and Highway 631