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Forest fire season off to a quiet start in Ontario, but experts warn of possibly challenging year ahead
April 7, 2022
By Olivia Levesque, CBC News
By Olivia Levesque, CBC News
April 7, 2022
By Olivia Levesque, CBC News
By Olivia Levesque, CBC News
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April 7, Ontario – April marks the official beginning of the forest fire season in Ontario, and while experts in the field are hoping for a quieter season than last, they’re already preparing for the worst. Last year, wildfires forced evacuations of a number of remote northwestern Ontario First Nations and burned more hectares of land in the province in 2021 than in any other year in history. CBC News reports. | READ MORE