Forest fires continue to cause problems locally and across the province and country.
Locally, Ontario's Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry still shows the "Wawa 2" - or "Crocker Lake" - and "Wawa 3" - or "Depew" - fires still burning, though the Crocker Lake blaze is listed as "under control" at 105 hectares in size - where it's been more than a week - while the Depew Fire has been revised down to 6678.1 hectares in size - given better conditions for monitoring and mapping - but it's still not under control.
The Township of White River continues to emphasize the community's status is "no threat" - with weather conditions even allowing "a bit of breathing room" without substantial amounts of smoke - and the MNRF's noting observed fire behaviour for the wildfire was typically low yesterday, though there are seven helicopters, 1 wildland fire engine, and 18 fire crews committed to it, and an implementation order put in place on Sunday does restrict travel in areas where active fire and fire suppression are taking place.
Access to the White River Community Centre's also been restricted to authorized personnel, given personnel and increased traffic there.
Still, the fire hazard remains high to extreme for the northeast, with three other fires burning out of control in the Chapleau district - one two-tenths of a hectare in size, another up to 209, and another up to 1531 hectares - while more are burning in the Sault Ste. Marie, Hearst, Timmins, and Sudbury districts.
Smoke from fires in Ontario and other provinces is also causing major problems for a large part of Ontario, including Manitoulin Island and even the Toronto area, with the provincial capital and many other communities under air quality statements, though none are in effect locally.