Nibinamik fire evacuees return home – Tbnewswatch.com

Rain has lowered the forest fire hazard in many areas

NIBINAMIK FIRST NATION, Ont – An easing of the forest fire situation around their community means that several hundred residents of Nibinamik First Nation have ended their stay in Kapuskasing.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry says the fire situation has stabilized, so evacuees are being flown home after an absence of about 10 days.

According to the MNRF, the forest fire hazard is low across central sectors of the Northwest Region as a result of recent rain, and moderate in the south and the north.