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4 days ago
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Wellness Wednesday: 'Berry Good' Frozen Yogurt
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) – News 13 brings you a segment focused on health and fitness on News 13 Midday every Wednesday called 'Wellness Wednesday'. This week, Personal Trainer Traycee Green from Pure Platinum was in the studio with News 13's Chris Marchand and Amelia Henderson on how to make a 'berry good' frozen yogurt. Green said this recipe can be eaten as frozen yogurt popsicles, or can be eaten in a bowl. She also said it can be mixed in a bowl or it can be mixed in a blender. Here are the ingredients: 2 cups of yogurt (personal choice) 2 tbs honey or agave 1/2 tbs fresh lemon juice 1 cup of add-ins or toppings of choice Here is the recipe: Mix or blend all ingredients together until it is smooth, creamy, and lump free. Then, transfer the mix to an air-tight freezable container and freeze for a minimum of 4 hours. Watch the video above to see the demonstration. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBC
29-05-2025
- Climate
- CBC
Deer Lake First Nation evacuation begins as wildfires ramp up across the region
As crews work to douse a dozen wildfires in northwestern Ontario, new restrictions are being put in place in hopes of preventing further damage. On Wednesday, Deer Lake First Nation called for a community evacuation due to a 100-hectare wildfire known as Red Lake 12, located near the remote community's airport. CL415 waterbombers worked throughout the afternoon until dark to reduce the fire's intensity. By morning, it had grown to about 2,500 hectares. While it is moving in a westerly direction away from the community, chief and council have requested a Phase 1 evacuation of vulnerable people starting Thursday, said Chris Marchand, fire information officer with Ontario's Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services (AFFES). "That certainly illustrates the very dry conditions that we're seeing and have seen over the last several weeks," Marchand told CBC News in an interview Thursday afternoon. "This area close to the Manitoba border has not seen more than 10 millimetres of rain in weeks, and there really isn't a lot to look forward to in the forecast." About 1,100 people live in Deer Lake, an Oji-Cree community in Treaty 5 located about 180 kilometres north of Red Lake. It is only accessible by air or winter road. CBC News has reached out to community leadership and officials and is waiting to confirm details about where evacuees from Deer Lake are being sent. Dave Tarini, deputy chief of Thunder Bay Fire Rescue, said evacuees will be hosted in southern Ontario, but he is unaware of the exact location. Further south, Wabaseemoong Independent Nations has been under an evacuation order since May 13; evacuees are staying in Niagara Falls, Kenora and Winnipeg due to Kenora 20, which is now 34,000 hectares large. Meanwhile, east of Deer Lake, Webequie First Nation issued a pre-evacuation notice to its members on Wednesday, urging them to create 72-hour emergency kits due to Nipigon 5, which is within one kilometre of the First Nation. "Out of caution, chief and council, alongside health officials, are advising all residents — especially those with respiratory conditions or chronic health issues — to remain indoors as much as possible. Air quality and fire movement will continue to be monitored on an hourly basis," the First Nation said in an update issued Thursday. Ontario's Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, alongside Environment and Climate Change Canada, have issued special air quality statements for much of the northwest. These span as far north as Fort Severn, east to Geraldton, south to Dryden and west to Kenora, affecting more than a dozen First Nations. On Wednesday evening, Ontario's (AFFES) reported that: Five fires are under control. Three fires are being held. Three fires are not under control. Four fires have been called out over the last 24 hours. New restricted fire zone in effect Friday As of midnight on Friday, Ontario's Ministry of Natural Resources is enforcing a new restricted fire zone in the northwest. Another restricted fire zone has been in effect since May 16, including areas between the U.S. and Manitoba borders to Atikokan, and north to Pickle Lake. The new restricted zone extends eastward from the existing boundaries near Upsala and Quetico Park in the south to encompass the Thunder Bay area, with the Nipigon River acting as the new eastern boundary, Marchand explained. "At a time when we have significant fire activity that is affecting various communities and engaging so much of our resources, it's important that we take these measures to limit the potential for human-caused fires at this time," he said. Under a restricted fire zone, no open-air burning, including campfires, is permitted. "Portable gas or propane stoves may be used for cooking and warmth but must be handled with extreme caution. All burning permits are suspended," Ontario Forest Fires says on its website. The City of Thunder Bay is also issuing its own fire ban, which will go into effect at 12:01 a.m. Friday. No open-air burning will be permitted, and all burn permits suspended, until the provincial restricted fire zone is lifted, Thunder Bay Fire Rescue said in a media release issued Thursday.
CBC
14-05-2025
- Climate
- CBC
Evacuation order remains in effect as Kenora 20 still 'significant fire of concern' for northwestern Ontario
An evacuation order issued Tuesday afternoon remains in effect for residents and cottagers in parts of northwestern Ontario due to the continuing threat of wildfires in the area. Chris Marchand, a fire information officer in the northwest region for the Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services Branch, said Kenora 20 "remains a significant fire of concern" in the northwest region. The fire, which originated in Ingolf on Monday afternoon, has since travelled approximately 43 kilometres to the north and has now approached to within 2.5 kilometres of the community of Wabaseemoong, Marchand told CBC News Wednesday afternoon. "The community underwent an evacuation yesterday and at the moment there's just a few key personnel and firefighting staff remaining in the town," Marchand said. "Today we're seeing CL-415 waterbombers providing air attack on the parts of the fire that are closest to the community, and crews on the ground are setting up sprinkler systems on the town's critical infrastructure and other priority structures." Marchand said Ingolf is a cottage subdivision that is in Ontario but is usually accessed via Highway 321 from Manitoba. On Tuesday the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry [MNRF] established an evacuation order and travel access restrictions to areas near the Kenora 20 and Kenora 14 fires to ensure public safety and effective firefighting. Also on Tuesday, the leadership of Wabaseemoong Independent Nation issued an evacuation notice urging people to leave. "Kenora Fire 14 is approximately 1,379 hectares and burning roughly 12 kilometres north of Wabaseemoong," the notice reads. "Kenora Fire 20 is now over 8,000 hectares, increasing rapidly and causing significant smoke and fire risk to Wabaseemoong and its members." The notice from Wabaseemoong chief and council said they want to assure the community that people's safety and health is their top priority. "Leadership is working diligently with multiple levels of government, MNRF, as well as community partners to establish all levels of support we can for members," the notice continues. 'Extreme fire behaviour and really fast rates of spread' Meanwhile, Marchand said "extreme fire behaviour and really fast rates of spread have seen this fire grow to approximately 23,281 hectares since Monday afternoon and it remains not under control." He said officials still do not know what caused the fire, but FireRanger crews and bucketing helicopters are currently working in the Ingolf area where it originated, maintaining sprinkler systems on the local structures and looking to where they can establish hose lines in that area. Marchand said while he can confirm that there have been structures lost in the fire, specific information about those losses were not immediately available. Looking ahead, Marchand said there is the prospect of some meaningful rainfall in the fire area, approximately 15 to 20 mm from Thursday into Friday, "which we're hoping will materialize," adding that "a rainfall event like that would help to moderate the extreme fire behavior we're observing and and buy us a little bit of time to get FireRanger crews established on some of these fires." New fires The MNRF said six new fires were confirmed in the Northwest Region as of the evening of May 13: Kenora 21 (KEN021) is located on Indian Island in Lake Lulu, approximately 15.0 kilometres west of Kenora. The 1.0-hectare fire is under control. Sioux Lookout 3 (SLK003) is located along Highway 599 between Savant Lake and the Ojibway Nation of Saugeen. The Ontario Provincial Police have closed Highway 599 to allow crews to work. The fire is currently measuring 2000 hectares in size and is not under control. Crews are focused on the protection of human life and values. The fire received aerial suppression support from CL415 waterbombers throughout the day. Sioux Lookout 4 (SLK004) is located north of Mullen Lake, approximately 11.0 kilometres east of Sioux Lookout. The 0.1-hectare fire is currently being observed. Nipigon 2 (NIO002) is located approximately 0.4 Kilometres south of Highway 11 near Wildgoose Lake. The 1.5 hectare fire is not under control. Kenora 22 (KEN022) is located near the north end of Dogpaw Lake. Approximately 9.3 kilometres east oh Highway 71. The 0.1-hectare fire is not under control.
CBC
09-05-2025
- Climate
- CBC
Special air quality statements in effect in northwestern Ontario as wildfires spread
Kenora 14 wildfire jumps from 0.5 hectares to 245 hectares in less than 24 hours A number of communities in northwestern Ontario are under special air quality statements due to smoke from nearby wildfires. As of Thursday evening, there were five active wildfires in the northwest region. Of those, one is under control while the remaining four are not under control. The following communities are under special air quality statements as of Friday morning: Kenora — Grassy Narrows — Whitedog. Sioux Narrows — Nestor Falls — Morson. Fort Frances — Emo — Rainy River. Of particular concern is a fire known as Kenora 14, which is near Caribou Falls Dam and 12 kilometres north of Wabaseemoong Independent Nations. While the fire was about 0.5 hectares large on Thursday evening, it has grown to 245 hectares as of Friday morning. "The wildland fire hazard is high to extreme in the Red Lake sector with high hazard in Kenora, Fort Frances, Dryden and Sioux Lookout sectors. Thunder Bay and Nipigon sectors range from high to moderate hazard conditions," Ontario's Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services (AFFES) said in an update issued Thursday evening. "These high to extreme hazard conditions come as a result of this stretch of dry, warm and windy weather that we've experienced over the last few days," said Chris Marchand, fire information officer with AFFES in Dryden, in an interview with CBC News earlier this week. "With the lack of meaningful rain in the forecast, this could mean that these conditions could persist until some moisture arrives." Several municipalities in the region have declared total fire bans as a result of dry conditions, including Chapple, Emo and LaVallee in the Fort Frances area, and Neebing further east. Marchand said the wildfire season got off to a slower start last year due to spaced out, meaningful rainfall. "That's kind of what we'd like to see right now," he said. "We're in a situation where we haven't seen some rain in several days and [it] looks as though we're not going to see any for several days more."
Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Wellness Wednesday: Berry good dessert
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) – News 13 brings you a segment focused on health and fitness on News 13 Midday every Wednesday called 'Wellness Wednesday'. This week, Personal Trainer, Traycee Green, from Pure Platinum, was in the studio with News 13's Chris Marchand and Amelia Henderson to explain how to make a berry good dessert. Here are the ingredients: 1/2 cup raspberries 1/2 cup strawberries 1 tbs chia seeds 1 tbs honey Yogurt to garnish (optional) Here is the recipe: Smash berries together and mix in chia seeds to thicken and then add honey to sweeten the mix. Then place the mix into the refrigerator for 20 minutes, which will help thicken the mix. Green said the reason why the mix should be placed in the fridge first is because the chia seeds are soaking up liquids, to help make the mix thicker. Make small circles of the mix on a piece of parchment paper and place them in the freezer. Once they are fully frozen, dip the hardened mix into yogurt and then place them back into the freezer. Then garnish with chocolate drizzle or chocolate chips. For more information, watch the interview above. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
