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As of September nearly 15,000 square kilometres of forests have been destroyed, and countless people displaced

Quebec man charged with arson after allegedly setting wildfires, causing evacuations


By News on the Net -- The Post Millennial——--September 8, 2023

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A man from northern Quebec has been arrested and charged with two counts of arson following a weeks-long manhunt. The 37-year-old, whose name has not been released, is accused of intentionally setting fire to forests in the area near Chibougamau, a town 500km north of the provincial capital, from which 7,500 residents had to be evacuated in early June. ---More...


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