About 255 evacuees from the Fort Hope First Nation are returning to their community today.
The elderly and some young children were evacuated earlier this week due to smoke from a nearby fire.
Fire Information Officer, Debbie Mclean says crews have made good progress on the 800 hectare blaze over the past few days.
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McLean adds that there were four new wildfires reported in the northwest region yesterday, including two in the Sioux Lookout District, and one in Kenora.
