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Lack of rain sparks busy wildfire season
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Lack of rain sparks busy wildfire season

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Lack of rain sparks busy wildfire season

Jason Bain2021-08-09T14:44:30-04:00August 9, 2021|News|

A lack of rain that created drought-like conditions in northwestern Ontario is to blame for a surge in wildfires this season, according to the Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources, and Forestry.

Provincial budget cuts hit MNRF hard
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Provincial budget cuts hit MNRF hard

Steve Galea2019-04-18T16:28:51-04:00April 18, 2019|News|

The Ford government’s provincial budget, released on April 11, has reduced the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry’s (MNRF) budget by $161.7 million, with the bulk of that coming from the Emergency Forest Firefighting portion.