Quebec Wildfires

• Lightning sparked dozens of wildfires in Quebec in July

  Quebec recorded above-average wildfire activity in July, with lightning sparking more than 40 per cent of fires, the province's wildfire protection agency says.

  Weather

  Aug 6
  
• Open-air fire ban lifted in many parts of Quebec

  The province’s wildfire prevention agency, SOPFEU, announced Monday night that a fire ban affecting nearly the entire province was being lifted.

  Fire

  Jul 14
  
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• Maximum-security prison that held killers Magnotta, Pickton evacuated due to wildfires

  A Quebec prison that once housed Luka Magnotta and Robert Pickton has been evacuated due to wildfire. Corrections Canada has notified victims of the people held at the facility.

  Canada

  Jun 23, 2024
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• Evacuation ordered for residents of Quebec’s Port-Cartier as forest fires approach

  Mayor Alain Thibault declared a state of emergency on Friday and told residents to evacuate to the emergency accommodation at a temporary shelter in Baie-Comeau.

  Canada

  Jun 22, 2024
• Quebec forest fire workers vote for strike mandate as wildfire season looms

  Quebec law requires SOPFEU workers to maintain essential operations during a strike. The forest fire protection service employs about 450 people.

  Environment

  May 10, 2024
• Quebec man pleads guilty to setting 14 forest fires

  Prosecutor Marie-Philippe Charron told the court that two of the fires set by Paré forced the June 1 evacuation of around 500 homes in Chapais, Que.

  Canada

  Jan 15, 2024
• Quebec to improve forest fire adaptation after historic wildfire season

  Quebec's forest fire prevention agency says the area burned by wildfires this year was greater than the previous 20 years combined.

  Fire

  Nov 14, 2023
• Quebec man, 37, charged with arson in connection with forest fires in province’s north

  The man from Chibougamau allegedly started a series of small fires that were quickly extinguished by firefighters. This, as the province had an unprecedented forest fire season.

  Crime

  Sep 7, 2023
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• Climate change made Quebec fire weather twice as likely, study finds

  Wildfires have occurred in almost every province and territory this summer and have burned more than 137,000 square kilometres – about twice the previous record set in 1995.

  Environment

  Aug 22, 2023
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• Hydro-Québec workers, vulnerable Cree community members evacuated due to wildfires

  Hydro-Québec says the public utility evacuated about 100 workers from the La Grande-3 dam in the James Bay region over concerns that roads or airports could get cut off.

  Canada

  Aug 18, 2023