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With air quality conditions having improved, lifeguard supervision has resumed at both Spruce Beach and Spine Beach.

The City of Elliot Lake is conducting a Water Main Flushing due to water main repairs in the North Industrial Area. This flushing may cause discoloured water in the areas of Spruce Ave, Central Ave, Lakeview Rd and the North Industrial Area. Streets surrounding these areas may also be affected.

Lifeguards have been removed from Spruce Beach and Spine Beach for today, Thursday, July 16th due to continuing poor air quality.

Due to the ongoing construction work occurring at the Rogers Arena the Elliot Lake Transit stop located on Spruce Avenue in front of the Arena is being temporarily relocated to Central Avenue. The relocation will begin on July 22.

At this time there are no forest fires burning close to the City of Elliot Lake. The smoke that we are experiencing is being caused by fires in Northwestern Ontario. Elliot Lake is in no immediate danger from fires at this time.

Residents can see a current status of fires in the province using the province's Interactive Fire Map found at ElliotLake.ca/OntarioFireMap

Free N95 masks are available to those who need to be outside and/or are experiencing respiratory issues at the Elliot Lake Fire Hall located at 55 Hillside Drive North. At this time it is recommended to stay indoors and limit your exposure to the smoke as much as possible.

Stay tuned to ElliotLake.ca/News as well as the City Facebook and Instagram pages for further updates.

Environment Canada has issued a yellow level warning for a heat event in Elliot Lake, with hot conditions beginning today and ending either Wednesday or Thursday evening.

As we recognize Disability Pride Month this July, the City of Elliot Lake invites residents to learn more about the symbolism behind the Disability Pride Flag.

On Friday, the Northern Denture Clinic celebrated its grand opening in Elliot Lake with large crowd of supporters.  MP Terry Sheehan, MPP Bill Rosenberg and Mayor Wannan were amongst the attendees and joined owner Izabel Timeriski DD to cut the ribbon and to do a clinic walk through.