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Elder Diane Richmond Assists in Welcoming Evacuees

Elder Diane Richmond Assists in Welcoming Evacuees

Thank you! to Elder Diane Richmond for providing all details/info for this article. If you’d like to share your experiences of life on the Northshore or in Greenstone, write Karina Hunter at Editor@OntarioNewsNorth.com MARATHON, ON– Wednesday, July 20th local Elder Diane [Read more]

Ontario Deploys Mobile Medical Unit To Aid Forest Fire Evacuation

Ontario Deploys Mobile Medical Unit To Aid Forest Fire Evacuation

  2,730 People Evacuated From Northwestern Ontario The province is sending the Emergency Medical Assistance Team (EMAT) to support forest fire evacuees in Northwestern Ontario. EMAT will be on hand to provide medical assessment to evacuees arriving in Thunder Bay, to address a range of immediate [Read more]

Sandy Lake Evacuees Well Received In Wawa

Sandy Lake Evacuees Well Received In Wawa

WAWA, ON,f – Originally scheduled to be flown in from the central hub in Thunder Bay Ontario evacuees from Sandy Lake First Nation arrived in Wawa at approximately 4:00 am this morning by bus. Mayor Linda Nowicki stated that “the fog in Wawa last evening was too thick for air flights and so [Read more]

200 Sandy Lake Evacuees to Arrive in Marathon

200 Sandy Lake Evacuees to Arrive in Marathon

 Marathon Accepting Forest Fire Evacuees  MARATHON, ON – The Town of Marathon has accepted 200 Stage 2 evacuees.  The evacuees will be lodged at the Marathon Arena.  Town and Fire Department Staff are on site coordinating logistics. “Our Emergency Management Control Group continues to [Read more]

Township of Manitouwadge Releases Volunteer Policy Contract

Township of Manitouwadge Releases Volunteer Policy Contract

MANITOUWADGE, ON – As discussed at length during the council meeting of July 13th (Broadcast LIVE! on OntarioNewsNorth.com – review footage from meeting below) the Township of Manitouwadge now has a Volunteer Policy Contract, mandatory for any/all volunteers to sign when giving their [Read more]

NORTHWESTERN FOREST FIRES AND EVACUATIONS

NORTHWESTERN FOREST FIRES AND EVACUATIONS

July 19, 2011 3:29 PM UPDATE #14 – IMMINENT FIRE THREAT FORCES THE COMPLETE EVACUATION OF KEEWAYWIN FIRST NATION The Council of Keewaywin First Nation has decided that a complete evacuation of the community is now necessary due to the imminent threat posed by a nearby forest fire. This [Read more]

Fires in Northwestern Ontario – Multiple Evacuations

Fires in Northwestern Ontario – Multiple Evacuations

1,500 Residents Airlifted To Safety The Cabinet Committee on Emergency Management convened today and ensured that firefighters and personnel on the ground have the resources needed to evacuate people to safety and extinguish the fires. The evacuation of residents of First Nations communities in [Read more]

Manitouwadge Expecting Evacuees – Current Fire Situation in Ontario

Manitouwadge Expecting Evacuees – Current Fire Situation in Ontario

  MANITOUWADGE, ON – The Township of Manitouwadge issued a press release this afternoon announcing that Mayor John MacEachern has declared a State of Emergency in the community as we prepare to host approximately 150 evacuees from Northwestern Ontario communities affected by forest fires.  [Read more]

Marathon Preparing for Forest Fire Evacuees

Marathon Preparing for Forest Fire Evacuees

   MARATHON, ON – The Town of Marathon has issued a local Declaration of Emergency and is in the process of preparing to accept up to 200 evacuated residents due to the forest fire situation in the Northwest.  Official word has not yet been received from Emergency Management Ontario on when [Read more]

MANITOUWADGE ACTING MAYOR SAYS COMMUNITY PREPARED TO ACCEPT EVACUEES FROM NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO

MANITOUWADGE ACTING MAYOR SAYS COMMUNITY PREPARED TO ACCEPT EVACUEES FROM NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO

MANITOUWADGE, ON – The many forest fires in Northwestern Ontario have caused concerns in First Nations communities with officials deciding to evacuate their residents. Communities across Northern Ontario have agreed to host these evacuees. This afternoon  in Manitouwadge a special meeting was [Read more]

Northwest Region Forest Fire Situation Update

Northwest Region Forest Fire Situation Update

July 19, 2011 – 10pm Provincial Overview and Emergency Management Temperatures were over 30 degrees Celsius and winds were strong and gusting in the Northwest Region on July 19. There were nineteen new fires reported by the evening and several of them are already over 100 hectares in size and [Read more]

WAWA MAYOR DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY TO RECEIVE EVACUEES FROM NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO

WAWA MAYOR DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY TO RECEIVE EVACUEES FROM NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO

WAWA, ON – The many forest fires in Northwestern Ontario have caused concerns in many First Nations communities with officials in thos communities deciding to evacuate their residents. Communities across Northern Ontario have agreed to host these evacuees and at 4:15pm this afternoon a State of [Read more]

Province and Police Combat Human Trafficking

Province and Police Combat Human Trafficking

  McGuinty Government Supports Fight Against Exploitation And Forced Labour Ontario is investing in projects to rescue victims of human trafficking, and to improve police capacity to investigate and charge criminals involved in human trafficking. Seven police initiatives aimed at preventing human [Read more]

NORTHWEST ONTARIO FIRES AND EVACUATIONS

NORTHWEST ONTARIO FIRES AND EVACUATIONS

UPDATE #12 AND #13NORTHWEST ONTARIO FIRES AND EVACUATIONS Smoke caused by numerous forest fires continues to cause concerns in many First Nations communities in the Northwest. First Nations officials in Cat Lake and Keewaywin have decided to evacuate their most vulnerable residents. 248 of the most [Read more]

Forest Fire Situation Update – Northeast Region

Forest Fire Situation Update – Northeast Region

  July 18, 2011 – 4pm NEW FIRES Four new fires were reported on Sunday, July 17. Parry Sound 6 is a lightning-caused fire and is out at 0.1 hectares. It was reported on Horn Lake, east of Parry Sound. North Bay 23 is a human-caused fire and is under control at 3.0 hectares. It [Read more]

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