Smoke from a major forest fire in the Parry Sound region may force Highway 69 to close.
Parry Sound 33, which is more than 82-hundred hectares in size, is only six kilometres from the roadway that connects Sudbury to Toronto. Smoke from the fire has been drifting onto the highway for days. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry says if the smokes becomes thicker, the OPP may close part of the highway. The fire started back on July 18th. The MyCochraneNow.Com Newsroom will keep you up to date on if the highway closes.
Across Northern Ontario, there are more than 800 forest fires being fought by 600 firefighters from most Canadian provinces, the U-S and Mexico.
(Written By: Rocco Frangione)
