A Quebec man has ordered to pay the cost of putting out a forest fire last year in the Atikokan area after pleading guilty to a charge of failing to keep a fire under control. The blaze occurred in the area of Raft Lake Road last April after a fire started for cooking was spread by strong winds to the nearby bush. Two Ministry of Natural Resource fire crews and a water bomber had to be dispatched to put out the fire. Friday, May 13, 2011
Fines for Atikokan fire
A Quebec man has ordered to pay the cost of putting out a forest fire last year in the Atikokan area after pleading guilty to a charge of failing to keep a fire under control. The blaze occurred in the area of Raft Lake Road last April after a fire started for cooking was spread by strong winds to the nearby bush. Two Ministry of Natural Resource fire crews and a water bomber had to be dispatched to put out the fire. 