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Numerous communities in the area have imposed open air burning bans.

The list includes the City of North Bay, Callander, East Ferris, Chisholm, Powassan, Burk’s Falls, Mattawa and West Nipissing, to name a few.

A full list is below.

Meantime, the Minisry of Natural Resources and Forestry says as of Wednesday afternoon there were 20 active forest fires in the northeast region with two in the North Bay District.

They’re both 0.1 hectares in size and under control.

The forest fire hazard rating is high throughout the North Bay area.

Here’s the list of communities that are impacted by fire bans:

Ban Instated Ban Lifted
Callander Yes – June 21, 2016
Chisholm Yes
East Ferris Yes – June 20, 2016
Nipissing Yes – June 20, 2016
North Bay Yes – June 21, 2016
Restoule (including Patterson & Pringle Twps) Yes – June 21, 2016
West Nipissing Yes – June 20, 2016
Powassan Yes – June 21, 2016
Laurier Township Yes – June 21, 2016
Magnetawan Yes – June 21, 2016
McMurrich Monteith Yes – June 22, 2016
Mattawa Yes – June 21, 2016
Phelps Township Yes – June 21, 2016
Burks Fall (Armour & Ryerson Twps) Yes – June 21, 2016
Kearney Yes – June 22, 2016