Fire activity appears to be easing in Northern Ontario, easing restrictions, too.
Ontario's Ministry of Natural Resources on Friday lifted the Restricted Fire Zone that was in place for some of the Northeast - including Wawa, Dubreuilville, and White River - though an RFZ remains in place for much of the northwest, starting just east of Marathon and spreading north and west to the borders with Manitoba and the US, plus a little east along Highway 11.
The Townships of Dubreuilville and White River have also lifted their municipal fire bans, which were put in place just ahead of the local RFZ.
As for local fire activity, three are burning in the Wawa District: "Wawa 15", "being held" at 7 hectares in size, on the eastern shore of Lake Superior in Lake Superior Provincial Park, about a kilometre south of Laughing Brook Creek; "Wawa 17", "under control" at 37.2 hectares in size, about 15 kilometres northeast of Pic Mobert and east of White Lake; and "Wawa 28", "being held" at 0.1 hectares, about 17 kilometres northeast of Missanabie, west of Missinaibi Provincial Park.
The fire hazard's mostly low or moderate across the North, with some pockets of high hazard.