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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 23, 2023 11:27 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Cree community in northern Quebec is being evacuated Friday morning because of heavy smoke from a nearby forest fire. The Cree Nation of Mistissini said on its Facebook page that …
Read More »Quebec wildfires: dangerously dry weather to last through the weekend
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 22, 2023 12:32 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Hot, dry conditions are forecast to continue through the weekend in regions of Quebec threatened by wildfires. Katia Petit, a senior Quebec civil security official, says no community or essential infrastructure …
Read More »Quebec wildfires: town facing second evacuation as flames threaten highway
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 21, 2023 11:33 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size A wildfire could force residents of a northern Quebec town to evacuate for a second time if the flames further threaten a major route in and out of the region. Lebel-sur-Quévillon …
Read More »Ontario, Quebec wildfire efforts unlikely to be helped by rainy weather
Mother Nature may offer a brief reprieve to smoky conditions in some areas out west this week, but likely won’t offer too much help in fighting wildfires in eastern Canada. In a briefing Monday morning, Environment Canada meteorologist Gerald Cheng told reporters that while some rain would be seen in …
Read More »Hundreds of European firefighters joining Canada’s wildfire battle – National
A battalion of nearly 350 firefighters from the European Union will soon be on the ground in Quebec to help their Canadian counterparts tackle a devastating and unprecedented wildfire season. One hundred and nine fire crews from France arrived last Thursday and spent the weekend dousing flames in Quebec, where …
Read More »Quebec clamps down on open fires as hot, dry weather sets in – Montreal
As parts of Quebec brace for the first heat wave of the season, the province’s forest fire prevention agency (SOPFEU) is on high alert. An open air fire ban has been issued near forested areas for the majority of regions in Quebec, including the Montérégie, Laurentians, Mauricie and Outaouais regions. …
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