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Forest fires: more than 11,000 people still evacuated
More than 11,000 people are still evacuated Sunday morning due to forest fires in Abitibi-Témiscamingue and on the North Shore. While the situation seems to be improving in eastern Quebec,…
Forest fires affect air quality in Quebec
The forest fires raging in Quebec are causing atmospheric conditions that are likely to lead to deterioration of air quality in several regions, including Montreal. Environment Canada issued a smog…
Forest fires | Smog warning for several regions, including Montreal
(Montreal) The forest fires raging in Quebec are causing atmospheric conditions that are likely to lead to deterioration of air quality in several regions, including Montreal. Posted at 7:39 Environment…
British Columbia | June will be hot, dry and conducive to forest fires
Drought, abnormally hot temperatures last month as well as forecasts of hot and dry conditions in June mean the “table has been set” for significant wildfire activity this summer, an…
Forest fires: still evacuations in northern Quebec
Evacuations are still underway in a few municipalities due to the forest fires raging on the North Shore and in Nord-du-Québec. • Read also: Evacuation of Chapais: dozens of campers…
Quebec | The number of forest fires up slightly
(Montreal) More than 141 forest fires, three more than the day before, are now active in Quebec. To avoid aggravating the situation, new bans on access to forests came into…
Forest fires in Sept-Îles | Evacuations prolonged, authorities call for patience
(Sept-Îles) The evacuation order in effect in Sept-Îles is maintained, even if fire 172 has not progressed towards the town it threatens. Faced with the growing frustration among residents forced…
More than 1,000 soldiers and firefighters shoulder to shoulder to fight forest fires in Quebec
About 100 soldiers and 200 firefighters will be added as reinforcements to contain the forest fires that are raging in Quebec. A total of 1,000 people will be deployed on…
Forest fires | Canadian soldiers and American firefighters at work in Nova Scotia
(Halifax) Canadian soldiers and firefighters from abroad are now on the ground to help put out wildfires that have been burning in several parts of Nova Scotia for the past…
Forest fires | Extended evacuations of at least 24 hours in Sept-Îles
(Sept-Îles) Even if the forest fires are progressing in an encouraging way on the North Shore, the citizens of Sept-Îles will have to wait at least 24 more hours before…
It’s the turn of Val-d’Or citizens to be evacuated due to forest fires
The City of Val-d’Or announced on Saturday evening the emergency evacuation of several sectors due to two out-of-control forest fires and poor air quality. A state of emergency has been…
[À VOIR] Forest fires in Lebel-sur-Quévillon: “It was like a fire monster”
A resident evacuated from Lebel-sur-Quévillon saw chilling images when she hit the road yesterday to flee the forest fires and get to the checkpoint at the Senneterre arena. • Read…
140 active forest fires in Quebec, several sectors of Val-d’Or evacuated
Nearly 140 forest fires remain active in Quebec, two-thirds of which are not under control. Threatened by fire, new communities were evacuated on Saturday. Elsewhere, residents have been allowed to…
Forest fires | End of the state of emergency in Alberta
(Edmonton) Alberta Public Safety Minister Mike Ellis announced that a province-wide state of emergency that was declared nearly a month ago to deal with Unprecedented forest fires will end Saturday…
The amount of forest fires in Quebec forces SOPFEU to make choices
With 132 active forest fires in Quebec, it becomes “impossible” for the Society for the Protection of Forests Against Fire (SOPFEU) to “systematically fight all fires”, she declared on her…
Forest fires | 40,000 people evacuated in the country
No less than 40,000 people have been evacuated across the country due to the forest fires that continue to rage across several provinces. About 350 fires are active, including 140…
Forest fires in Sept-Îles: an “out of control and unpredictable” blaze
As out-of-control and unpredictable fires rage near Sept-Iles, authorities appeal for calm to avoid monster congestion on Route 138, but still tell citizens to be ready to leave their homes…
Forest fires | The blaze 16 km from Sept-Îles, no other evacuations for the moment
(Sept-Îles and Montreal) The forest fire that has the residents of Sept-Îles, on the North Shore, in suspense, is now about 16 kilometers northeast of the city, but the authorities…
gigantic forest fires continue to ravage the country from west to east
Article written by Published on 06/03/2023 16:11 Reading time : 1 min. Several Canadian provinces have experienced major forest fires in recent weeks. Tens of thousands of people have been…
Forest fires | No other evacuation planned in Sept-Îles, 200 soldiers expected
The fires ravaging the surroundings of the city of Sept-Îles on the North Shore have not progressed in a worrying way since Friday. No other evacuations have been announced or…