Sept 27 2018 – Wildfire Update Northwest District

BY CHRIS MARCHARD
THUNDER BAY – WILDFIRE UPDATE – There were no new fires confirmed in the Northwest Region by the mid-afternoon of Sept. 27.At the time of this update there was one active fire in the region – At 2,810 hectares, Fort Frances 24 has been burning under observation since July 29 in Quetico Provincial Park.
The day also saw two of the region’s larger fires note declared out.
Burning as deep as 40 centimetres into the soil in spots, Kenora 71 was the focu