Forest fires continue to cause problems locally and beyond - including south of the border.
Locally, an implementation order remains in force, restricting travel in areas near the "Wawa 3" - or "Depew" - fire, which Ontario's Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry still shows as "not under control" at 6678 hectares in size, still located less than ten kilometres from White River.
It's one of 57 active fires across the north - more than half in the northeast - along with the "Wawa 2" - or "Crocker Lake" - fire which is listed as "under control" at 105 hectares in size, "Sault Ste. Marie 3" being held at 2.8 hectares, and several other fires not yet under control, including the 120 hectare "Timmins 7", three Sault Ste. Marie district fires ranging from 3 to 11 hectares; and three in the Chapleau district ranging from two-tenths of a hectare to 209 hectares to 1531 - another Chapleau district fire is already out.
There's also a more than 4200 hectare fire in the Sudbury district - located between rural road 810 and Mississagi Provincial Park - which has prompted an evacuation order for that immediate area, while dozens of residents of Mattagami First Nation were evacuated from the community near Timmins, due to at least one fire burning nearby.
A Restricted Fire Zone remains in force for much of the province - including locally - banning all open air burning.
Smoke from those fires - or hundreds of others across Canada, particularly in Quebec - has also led to air quality issues for a large part of Ontario and Canada - Ottawa, Belleville and Kingston registered some of the worst air pollution levels in the country - even into the US, leading to some flight delays in New York City - which topped the world's worst air pollution list - while the MLB, WNBA, and National Women's Soccer League were forced to call off games.