New BrunswickAn evacuation advisory remains in place for a community in northeastern New Brunswick. Residents of Lavillette, about 20 kilometres northwest of Esgenoôpetitj First Nation, must be prepared to evacuate immediately.Two northern New Brunswick fires reach 100-hectare mark as of Saturday morningRhythm Rathi · CBC News · Posted: Aug 16, 2025 10:41 AM EDT | Last Updated: 29 minutes agoThe Oldfield Road fire, pictured on Wednesday, remains out of control at more than 1,400 hectares. (Government of New Brunswick)An evacuation advisory remains in place for a community in northeastern New Brunswick.Residents of Lavillette, about 20 kilometres northwest of Esgenoôpetitj First Nation, must be prepared to evacuate immediately if the New Brunswick Emergency Measures Organization tells them to leave.The fire south of Lavillette was considered contained at 8.5 hectares as of Saturday morning.The Oldfield Road fire near Miramichi remains the largest wildfire in New Brunswick. It covers over 1,400 hectares and is burning out of control for an 11th straight day.Another fire in Gloucester County is listed at 120 hectares, making it the province’s second-largest fire. The provincial fire dashboard says that fire is out of control.The Beaver Lake Stream fire in Northumberland County spans 100 hectares.At 10:15 a.m., the fire dashboard displayed more than 25 fires burning across the province with six burning out of control. The province says no structures have been lost in the fires.The province is expecting 40 additional firefighters to arrive from Ontario today. Twenty Nova Scotia firefighters return to their home province, the New Brunswick government said Friday. While Environment Canada has only issued an air quality statement for Miramichi and area due to wildfire smoke, New Brunswick Emergency Measures Organization said early Saturday it is investigating reports of smoke from multiple areas across the province.The Oromocto Fire Department said in a Facebook post this afternoon that it and other fire departments in the region, including Harvey and Upper Kingsclear, are receiving a high number of calls reporting smoke.Saturday is expected to be sunny and 28 C for New Brunswick. There is a chance of showers and thundershowers on Sunday.ABOUT THE AUTHORRhythm Rathi is a reporter with CBC New Brunswick in Moncton. He was born and raised in India, and attended journalism school in Ontario. Send your story tips to rhythm.rathi@cbc.ca
Fire south of Lavillette reported contained but residents asked to remain on alert
