While the Red Lake-49 forest fire is now contained and under control, Ontario's Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) reports there are still a rash of several new smaller forest fires burning across Northern Ontario.
Light rain showers fell most of the morning throughout the Greater Sudbury area, seeming to negate the possibility of Sudbury-63, one of the newest fires roughly one hectare in size from getting worse. It flared up and was reported on Saturday afternoon. The MNRF interactive fire map said that fire is "being held".
Another Saturday afternoon fire, Chapleau-11, was also reported late Saturday afternoon. It is a third of a hectare and is reported as not being under control.
Earlier on Saturday afternoon, North Bay-34 was reported as a new fire roughly a third of a hectare, but it is being reported as under control. Also in that district is North Bay-36, sized at 0.2 hectare and first reported early Saturday evening. MNRF said the fire is being observed.
Sudbury-62, a fire reported on Friday evening, is seven-tenths of a hectare in size and is reported as active but under control.
Further North, in the Lake Nipigon district, the ministry is closely watching two newer fires which were reported late Saturday afternoon. Nipigon-59 is nearly three hectares and is not under control. Nipigon-60 is two tenths of a hectare and is also not under control.
The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC) reports a full response on both of those fires. Ontario continues to be at Fire Level-3, which is rated as high in terms of preparedness.
