Some evacuees have had to travel by bus to their host communities due to smoke, fog or other reasons. Photo courtesy Diane Richmond

Evacuation operations in the past few days have brought 3,591 people to safety. All required evacuations are now complete. No further evacuations are planned at this time. We are constantly re-assessing the need for future evacuations with First Nations Leadership. All necessary resources are available and on standby should evacuations need to be resumed.

Both Toronto and Thunder Bay have been serving as transportation hubs with First Nations residents being flown to Thunder Bay and then Toronto, and finally onwards to their host communities. Yesterday morning, the final three flights arrived in Toronto from Thunder Bay. These residents were transported by bus to their host community of Smiths Falls.

Fire fighting efforts continue across northwestern Ontario, with a focus on protecting human health and safety.

Power has been restored to the communities of Cat Lake, Slate Falls and Pickle Lake.

Two outfitter camps located on Carillon Lake and one on Kapikik Lake in Sioux Lookout District were confirmed lost to fire. The camps were all unoccupied at the time.

At this time, there is low risk from fire to any First Nations communities.