As of this afternoon, no new forest fires had been discovered, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry.
In its daily update, the MNRF reports there are eight active fires in the northeast region. All are being held, under control or being reserved.
The active fires are:
• Kirkland Lake 1 is under control at 15.8 hectares;
• North Bay 3 is being observed at 1 hectare;
• Parry Sound 5 is under control at 0.1 of a hectare;
• Pembroke 5 is being held at 7 hectares;
• Sudbury 13 is under control at 0.9 of a hectare;
• Sudbury 14 is being held at 10 hectares;
• Sudbury 15 is under control at 4.8 hectares;
• Peterborough 1 is under control at 25 hectares.
The Timmins 3 fire, which was reported May 23 west of the city near Keith Lake is now out. According to the Ontario Fire Map, it was .2 of a hectare in size.
Across the region, the fire hazard ranges from low to high.
According to the MNRF, the high forest fire hazard this afternoon is in an area long the Quebec border from Rolphton to Pembroke, in the Parry Sound district from McKellar to Magnetawan and a portion of the far north near the Manitoba border.
