Although the forest fire season starts and ends at the same time each year, from April 1 to October 31, the events and responses are always unique! Thus it was in the Northwest Region in 2012. The first confirmed fire was found on January 9 on a small island 25 kilometres north of Kenora. This [Read more]
Scroll past video for details. UNOFFICIAL MANITOUWADGE,ON – April 24th, 2010 Ontario Provincial Police are said to have been the first on scene at a bush fire on the ‘Jack Watson Logging Channel’ (old rail bed) on the outskirts of the township within view from Hwy 614 Saturday. [Read more]
UNOFFICIAL & UNCONFIRMED Pictured are Manitouwadge Volunteer Fire Department firefighters responding to a call to the corner of Adjala Ave. and Neebig Ave. in Manitouwadge, Friday April 23 at approximately 5:30pm. This was their 2nd call of the day, when details are released officially, they [Read more]
Working smoke alarms save lives . In the wake of Toronto’s terrible fire tragedy this week, OntarioNewsNorth.com wanted to reminded readers to protect their homes and families by following some simple steps. 1) install one smoke alarm per floor and outside sleeping areas 2) never remove a smoke [Read more]
