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Publication Date: June 28, 2026 - 16:09
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Wildfires prompt First Nation in northwestern Ontario to order vulnerable residents to leave
June 28, 2026
The remote fly-in community of Kasabonika Lake First Nation in northwestern Ontario is making preparations to evacuate vulnerable residents, as concern rises over numerous wildfires surrounding the community. Close to 60 wildfires are now burning across northwestern Ontario after dozens of new fires were sparked over the weekend.
Unpublished Newswire
The entire City of Kimberley has been placed under an evacuation alert as an out-of-control wildfire burns west of the East Kootenay community. The Regional District of East Kootenay has issued a separate evacuation alert for 66 properties stretching west from Kimberley because of two separate fires.
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