Ontario is tracking ahead of its 10-year average, with 187 wildfires as dry weather is expected to continue through June.
While it's still early in the wildfire season, Ontario is tracking higher than the decade average for the number of forest fires.
The most concerning in the northwest is the active fire north of Cat Lake First Nation, at nearly 9,300 hectares. Eight fire crews and three helicopters have been assigned to this fire. Crews have consolidated hose lines along the southern portion of the fire to keep the fire from spreading in the community.
The ministry has had restricted fire zones in effect since June 1 to mitigate human-related incidents. Kidd said there is 40 per cent of showers forecasted for the region on Friday, but she isn’t optimistic.
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