Monday, May 31, 2010

quebec fires

quebec fires

Kemptville - The haze of smoke in the air around North Grenville is no place this morning in a fire.Forest fires in northern Quebec is why the light fog, said Kemptville OPP set. Cathy Lindsey.
is very strong.'s In the air," said Lindsey Recorder and Times today around 09:00.She said the smoke is taken to land by a south wind. It's amazing, but not obstruct visibility for motorists, "she says."It's not interfering with visibility and there have been no incidents related to the smoke."However, the haze and smell of smoke leave the impression there is a local fire when that isn't the case, said Lindsey.She said the smoky haze was evident in Kemptville and throughout northern Grenville County as far south as Merrickville.Close to 60 forest fires, including 11 that were declared out of control, were raging across 65,000 hectares of forest in the north and central parts of Quebec on Sunday, according to news reports. Much of the activity is located about 300 kilometres north of Trois Rivieres, but thick smoke forced the evacuation of 1,000 residents of Manawan in the Laurentians.

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