Deer Lake, Webequie First Nations declare wildfire emergency
May 30, 2025
Two First Nations in Ontario’s far north have declared states of emergency and are planning evacuations as wildfires threaten their communities.Leaders in Deer Lake First Nation, near the Manitoba boundary, made their declaration today and say they are planning a “complete community evacuation” involving 1,300 people.A forest fire burning nearby is estimated to be nearly 75 square kilometres in size.
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