| Comments | Beardmore ON, May 1999. There were 60 fires burning in the province. A 50,540 ha fire forced 300 residents from Beardmore to move to Geraldton on May 4. Another 17,000 ha fire forced the evacuation of the Bearskin Lake First Nation (375 residents) and Pic Mobert First Nation (400 residents) on May 6. The fires forced the closure of sections of Highways 11 and 17. The evacuees were allowed to return home on May 8. The Canadian Forces provided humanitarian assistance in Geraldton and Bearskin Lake. |