The cool, wet weather helped temper forest fire activity in the Northeast.
Ontario's Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry's reporting there were no new fires reported Monday, but there were still 28 "active", including the "Wawa 2" - or "Crocker Lake" - fire under control west of White River at 105 hectares in size, the "Wawa 3" - or "Depew" - fire east of White River now being held at 6678.1 hectares in size, and three fires in the Chapleau district, all considered "not yet under control": "Chapleau 3" southeast of town at 3916.9 hectares in size; "Chapleau 6" northwest of town at 1229 hectares in size; and "Chapleau 4" far to the northeast is 4 hectares in size.
There are still implementation orders restricting travel in the area of "Wawa 3" and "Chapleau 3", the latter including parts of the Dore Road - or Foleyet Timber Road - as well as the Jerome and Mallard roads, north of the Sultan Industrial Road.
The fire hazard is low locally, with some medium, high, even extreme hazard further north, while Northwestern Ontario - which had 40 "active" fires as of late Monday, with six fires reported that day - was predominantly high to extreme hazard, with moderate to the east.
A Restricted Fire Zone remains in place for the entire fire region of Ontario, banning open air burning and suspending burning permits.