Some Residents Near Centennial Lake Evacuate as Ontario Wildfires Burn: Township

Some Residents Near Centennial Lake Evacuate as Ontario Wildfires Burn: Township
A helicopter drops water on a hot spot at the site of a wildfire in Tantallon, Nova Scotia, on June 1, 2023, in this handout photo. The Canadian Press/HO, Communications Nova Scotia
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A township in eastern Ontario issued a precautionary evacuation notice for residents near an active wildfire on Monday, as water bombers and crews battled dozens of fires in the northern regions of the province.

The wildfire burning around Centennial Lake, about 150 kilometres west of Ottawa, was one of the 21 new fire starts in Ontario since Sunday, said fire adviser Shayne McCool, with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry.