Etiket: forest
Forest fires | The forest industry “left to itself”
With no response from the government, the Quebec forest industry is back on the attack and is asking for help from the federal government and Quebec to get through the…
Partial lifting of forest fire bans as of Wednesday
The Quebec Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests announces that there is a change starting this Wednesday in the territory affected by the ban on open fires in or near…
SOPFEU no longer reports uncontrolled forest fires
For the first time in several weeks, not a single uncontrolled forest fire has been reported in the intensive zone of fires in the northwest of the province. The Society…
Northwestern Quebec | SOPFEU no longer reports uncontrolled forest fires
(Montreal) For the first time in several weeks, not a single uncontrolled forest fire has been reported in the intensive zone of fires in the northwest of the province. Posted…
Forest fires and smog also affect the health of our animals
For several days, it has been difficult not to see (or smell) the smog caused by the forest fires currently raging in northern Quebec. This certainly has an impact on…
Forest fires | The state of emergency lifted in Lebel-sur-Quévillon
(Lebel-Sur-Quévillon) After several weeks of threats and evacuations caused by forest fires, the City of Lebel-sur-Quévillon lifted the local state of emergency on Thursday, which means that the municipality can…
Forest fires | Showers and thunderstorms expected in northwestern Quebec on Thursday
(Montreal) Thursday morning there were 142 active forest fires in Quebec, including 73 in the northern zone and of this total, only three were considered out of control, according to…
Quebec awards $50 million to businesses affected by forest fires
A $50 million assistance program will support businesses in eight regions of Quebec that are facing difficulties due to forest fires of unprecedented magnitude. In some areas, notably in Abitibi-Témiscamingue,…
Forest fires near the La Grande dam seen from the sky in June 2023
This text is taken from the Courrier de la Planète. Click here to subscribe. Wildfires may have subsided in recent days south of 51e parallel to Quebec, but they continue…
The number of forest fires decreases, but the heat beats down on Abitibi
The situation remains difficult in the boreal forest, but is improving all the same as Abitibi-Témiscamingue is facing a heat wave. The number of fires in the intensive zone has…
Abitibi-Témiscamingue | Fewer forest fires, but a heat wave is coming
The situation remains difficult in the boreal forest, but is improving all the same as Abitibi-Témiscamingue is facing a heat wave. Posted at 12:26 p.m. Pierre Saint-Arnaud The Canadian Press…
Forest fires | South Korean firefighters arrive as reinforcements
A hundred firefighters from South Korea arrived in Quebec on Sunday to fight the forest fires that are still raging in the province. Although their intensity has “significantly reduced” over…
A teenager found after 54 hours in the forest
A 16-year-old girl who was wanted after wandering off from her hiking party has been found after a 54-hour search in British Columbia, according to the New York Post. Esther…
Forest fires | The intensity of the fires has decreased in the last few days in Quebec
(Montreal) The intensity of forest fires has decreased in several regions of Quebec in recent days due to weather conditions, said the Ministry of Public Security in an update posted…
Philosophical quiz | A riddle in the forest
Once a month, The Pressinspired by the magazine’s “Questionnaire de Socrate” Philosophy, questions a personality on the great questions of life. This Sunday, journalist and host Marie-Louise Arsenault, who can…
Forest fire smoke | Health impacts that can last for months
Quebec was invaded by smoke from the fires last weekend and is again these days. These orange clouds of fine particles can have an impact on our health… even months…
Forest fires | Problematic fires for Hydro-Québec
The drought that is burning the forests of the north has not emptied the reservoirs of Hydro-Quebec, but it complicates the activities of its employees on site, some of whom…
Bans and closures related to forest fires are partially lifted
The Government of Quebec announces that at 8:00 a.m. Thursday morning, the ban on access to the forest on lands in the domain of the State and the closure of…
Forest fires | Access bans and road closures partially lifted
(Quebec) The Government of Quebec announces that at 8:00 a.m. Thursday morning, the ban on access to the forest on lands in the domain of the State and the closure…
Forest fires | Air quality will deteriorate again in southern Quebec
Air quality will deteriorate again in the coming days due to forest fires in northern Quebec before respite next weekend. For this reason, La Ronde has chosen to cancel the…