On June 5, 2023, Québec Nickel Corp. announced that due to an emergency order from the Québec Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts (Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests) prohibiting access to lands in the province impacted by forest fires, all field-based exploration activities have been temporarily suspended at the Ducros Project. In addition, all Ducros project personnel have safely relocated from the project's base of operations in Lebel-sur-Quévillon to Val-d'Or upon receiving an evacuation notice on May 2.