Ontario First Nation residents take shelter in Toronto-area amid wildfires

Wildfire near two Ontario First Nations 'like a sleeping giant' for now, MPP says

A provincial legislator says a massive wildfire that has forced the evacuation of two northern Ontario First Nations is like a "sleeping giant" at the moment.

Ontario First Nation residents take shelter in Toronto-area amid wildfires

Hundreds of Deer Lake First Nation residents forced to flee their community amid wildfires are now sheltering in the GTA, waiting ON news of when they can go home.

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On benches outside a hotel near Toronto Pearson International Airport sits members of Deer Lake First Nation. “We don’t know when we’ll be going home,” said Don Meekis, who has been staying in the Toronto-area since the end of May when his wildfire-stricken community was given evacuation notice. “First couple of days was hard, but after a while it started getting easier. … Lots of help coming around.” He is one of thousands of residents from Nor…