Small Forest Fire Reported in Wawa District

A small forest fire's been confirmed in the Wawa district.

Ontario's Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry says "Wawa 11" is located two kilometres northwest of Lurch Lake in Pukaskwa National Park - it was half a hectare in size when the Ministry's report was issued, but was considered "not under control".

It was one of 34 active wildfires in the Northeast - the only considered "not under control".

The Northwest saw nine new fires, leaving it with 46 active, 10 "not under control".

The fire hazard's mostly moderate to high for the North, with pockets of low hazard or even extreme in parts of the Northwest.