Ontario’s minister of natural resources says crews are making progress fighting wildfires, with dozens extinguished in the last two weeks and far fewer burning out of control.
Mike Harris says the wildfire season in terms of number of fires has not been too abnormal, but in terms of the area burned this year is “way surpassing” what has been seen in previous years.
He says Ontario has recorded its largest wildfire ever this year, at its peak spanning 3,500 square kilometres—about double the size of another large fire in recent years.
Harris says Ontario is not yet in the clear, but he is confident crews will get the job done….