The forest fire hazard is mostly high across the region with the exception of the Greater Sudbury area which is showing an extreme hazard, said the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry.
By mid-afternoon Sunday the ministry discovered two new fires in the northeast region.
One fire, in Algonquin Park, was not under control as of Sunday at 0.1 of a hectare.
The second fire, in Wawa, was also not under control at 0.1 of a hectare.
There are currently 14 active fires in the region:
• Bancroft 17 is being held at 0.8 of a hectare
• Sudbury 74 is under control at 0.1 of a hectare
• Cochrane 9 is being observed at 3 hectares
• Cochrane 10 is being observed at 1 hectare
• Cochrane 11 is being observed at 15 hectares
• Parry Sound 31 is being held at 3.2 hectares
• Parry Sound 32 is being held at 1 hectare
• Sault Ste. Marie 33 is under control at 0.2 of a hectare
• Sudbury 30 is under control at 0.3 of a hectare
• Sudbury 70 is being held at 3 hectares
• Sudbury 71 is under control at 2 hectares
• Wawa 25 is under control at 0.2 of a hectare
