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Wildfires: Quebec Ends Ban on Open Fires Inside Forests for First Time Since May

July 17, 2023
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Quebec has completely lifted its ban on open fires in or near forests in the southern half of the province for the first time since May. The Forests Department says 23 fires remain active in that region, known as the intensive zone, which includes towns as far north as the Cree village of Mistissini, about…

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Quebec Wildfires: More Evacuations Ordered in Northwestern Quebec

June 24, 2023
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Officials in northwestern Quebec have ordered residents of two villages near the Ontario border to leave their homes as a wildfire continues to spread in the area. Residents of the villages of Val-Paradis and Beaucanton, home to around 340 people, were given an hour and a half to evacuate on Friday night due to the…

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Number of Quebec Wildfires Rises to 164, at Least 114 Are out of Control

June 5, 2023
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Soldiers were set to arrive to help fight forest fires in Quebec Monday as the number of fires continued to rise. There were 164 forest fires burning in Quebec Monday, up from 155 the day before, Kateri Champagne Jourdain, the minister responsible for the province’s Côte-Nord region, told a news conference. At least 114 of…

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