THUNDER BAY - The Ministry of Natural Resources would like to clear up details surrounding Thursday's fire ban.
On Thursday, the MNRF issued a fire ban for the entirety of the Kenora, Fort Frances and Dryden, as well as the southern portions of Red Lake, Sioux Lookout and Thunder Bay districts.
The city itself is exempt from the ban the MNRF clarified via press release on Saturday.
The municipalities of Neebing, O'Connor, Oliver Paipoonge, Shuniah, and Dorion are also exempt from the ban.
The unincorporated areas of Pass Lake and Sleeping Giant Provincial Park are free from the ban as well.
The MNRF sent out a new image of a map of the region to further clarify the exempt areas.
