MANITOULIN— With the rain staying at bay and dry conditions affecting Manitoulin Island, many municipalities have either issued full or partial fire bans.
The following is a list of the municipalities and whether or not a ban has been issued: Northeast Town, fire ban, Assiginack, no fire ban; Central Manitoulin, fire ban; Billings, not issuing burn permits; Burpee-Mills, not issuing burn permits; Gordon/Barrie Island, fire ban; Tehkummah, fire ban; and Gore Bay, fire ban. The Expositor also contacted Killarney, which does not have a fire ban in place so far.