Matawa Chiefs Declare State of Emergency, Demand Immediate Wildfire Response

Matawa chiefs declare a wildfire emergency and call for immediate federal and Ontario support
THUNDER BAY — The Matawa Chiefs Council has declared a state of emergency and is calling on the governments of Canada and Ontario to immediately strengthen their response to the escalating wildfire situation across northern Ontario.
The Chiefs say extreme heat and new fires developing across the region are placing residents of Matawa’s nine remote and road-access First Nations at growing ris