Quebec – The Ministère de la Sécurité intérieure (MSI) will prohibit open fires in or near certain forests as of June 23 due to current conditions. This decision has been made in collaboration with the Société de protection des forêts contre le feu (SOPFEU). Currently, there are 33 active wildfires across the entire province of Quebec. Since the start of the fire prevention season, 205 fires have affected 193.9 hectares in the intensive protection zone, and 41 fires have burned 4,195.8 hectares of forest in the northern zone. The aim of this ban is to limit the risk of forest fires. Everyone’s cooperation is essential. Consequently, it is forbidden to set or maintain an open fire or to be in the vicinity of such an active fire.