A small forest fire is being held in the Wawa district - but not very close to town.
Ontario's Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry is reporting "Wawa 6" is being held at a tenth of a hectare in size - it's located northeast of Marathon, and just east of the Restricted Fire Zone.
The Ministry notes there are eleven active fires across the Northeast - including Timmins 10, which is not yet under control at 136 hectares, but recent rainfall has helped crews make progress - while the fire hazard is mostly low to moderate, though the Wawa district is seeing a high hazard.
Ontario's Northwest saw 29 new fires confirmed yesterday - with more reports yet to be investigated - leaving it with 97 active: 39 not yet under control; 10 "being held"; 20 under control; and 28 simply "being observed".