DRYDEN, Ontario — The Red Lake district is the centre of new forest fire activity in Northwestern Ontario, with many of the 14 fires discovered Monday occurring in that part of the region. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry said there were 74 active fires in the Northwest  as of Monday evening, 12 more than the previous day. Among the new outbreaks is a 300-hectare blaze about 75 km west of Red Lake, north of Donald Lake. A 36-hectare fire is also burning near Pringle Lake, about 50 km north of Red Lake. Elsewhere, Nipigon fire 19 has burned 15 hectares about 32 km southeast of Eabametoong First Nation.