You would not believe the heat wave we are having. At 9:20 pm it's 88 degrees outside and 85 degrees inside. This is a very rare occurrence in Red Lake, Ontario. So rare, that no one puts central air in their houses. I mean, why buy an air conditioner for the 6% of the year you need it? So we set up a makeshift bedroom for the entire family in the basement.
People are complaining about the heat, but I'm soaking it in. I'm really trying not to complain because it will be gone before I know it, never to return again. It definitely makes going to the beach more fun! The heat index for tomorrow is 106! Hee hee hee!
The other weather-related thing happening around here are lots and lots of forest fires. Click here to see a glimpse of what surrounds us.
This was the view from our deck yesterday morning.
No, that is not fog. It's smoke. Smelly smoke. Today wasn't as smoky as yesterday. We hear that the smoke from Northwest Ontario is moving across Canada, into other provinces. Even the weather conditions on the weather forecast have been saying "smoke."
We have fire restrictions right now. There is a chance of thunderstorms tomorrow. Rain is good. Lightning is bad.
We live really close to the fire base where firefighters stay and get ferried out to the fires. So we hear and see lots of activity. All day long there are white MNR (Ministry of Natural Resources) trucks driving past our place and helicopters coming and going. From the lake, we've seen a group of firefighters coming back from a fire.
Several remote communities north of us are evacuating people. From what I understand, it has a lot to do with the smoke. Click here for an interesting article from CBC.
As far as I know, we are not currently in any danger. It does make you think, though...
P.S. Kendall just got back from a quick bedtime dunk to cool down at the beach near us. He ran into one of the firefighters there. He told Kendall that Red Lake district is currently the busiest district in Canada and that columns of smoke are visible from here. Interesting.
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