Written by Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources on 16 June 2013
New Fires One new fire was reported on June 14. Wawa 6, ignited by lightning, is under control at 0.4 hectares. Active Fires Three lightning fires are being observed in the northern portion of Cochrane district and Hearst 7 is under control at 1.1 hectares. Fire Hazard The fire hazard in the [Read more]
Written by Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources on 14 December 2011
A Cochrane man has been fined $300 and was ordered to pay $ 7,756.57 for a fire that burned two hectares of forest, southeast of Cochrane. Scott Antila pleaded guilty under the Forest Fires Prevention Act to dropping hot ashes in a forested area. He was ordered to pay fire suppression costs [Read more]
