
By / Franca G. Mignacca · CBC News
Quebec’s hot summer so far, with long stretches of little rain, has contributed to a large increase in the number of forest fires around the province.
It is only early July but 2020 is already the worst year in a decade in terms of hectares lost to forest fire in Quebec.
Since January, nearly 61,300 hectares of forest have been destroyed by fire in what’s known as Quebec’s “intensive zone,” roughly the area south of Chibougamou, Que.