Prescribed Burns Called a Success

The Ministry of Natural Resources says its completed a prescribed burn down Lake of the Woods.

Over the weekend five fires were deliberately set on islands near the Auleneau Peninsula.

Pat Harvey from the Kenora Fire Center says this is something they've been trying in recent years to encourage new forest growth.

Harvey says while the fires have burned themselves out, people in the area still may notice smoke coming from the prescribed burns over the next few days.