Death toll in Nova Scotia rises to The victims included two frontline healthcare workers, an elementary school teacher and RCMP Constable Heidi Stevenson, a year veteran of the RCMP and As of Wednesday, there were 1, active wildfires in Canada, including in the Northwest Territories and deemed out of control, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Center Firefighters Of Nova Scotia. May 8, ·. BREAKING: Hantsport Fire - Residential structure fire in Lockhartville. -. UPDATE: As of , this is still an active scene. -. LAST UPDATE: Hantsport Fire “is back at the station and in service”. -. Mutual aid dispatched from Crews fighting a fire in the Barrington Lake area of Nova Scotia's Shelburne County finished the weekend 'with smiles on their face at the end of the day' thanks to a heavy dousing of rain, says a Published May 28, p.m. PDT. Hot, dry and windy conditions on Sunday helped cause a series of wildfires in Atlantic Canada, with at least 10 reported in Nova Scotia. According to the
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Four wildfires were extinguished Friday in Annapolis, Cumberland, Halifax and Kings counties, bringing the number of active wildfires in Nova Scotia down to An aircraft disperses a mix of While western Canada experiences arid summers, dry forests and frequent wildfires, large and destructive blazes in Nova Scotia are relatively rare. The largest fire to ever hit the province was in Fire restrictions. Burning is allowed daily now that wildfire risk season has ended for the season. Starting 15 March , burn restrictions will be updated daily. During wildfire risk season (15 March to 15 October), no domestic brush burning or campfires are allowed between am and pm, except industrial permits. During On Wednesday, Nova Scotia officials increased the fine for breaking the provincewide burn ban - a restriction on outdoor fires - to C$25, ($18,; £14,) - a massive jump from C$ As of Sunday, there had been wildfires in Nova Scotia. A statistic was thrown out during the briefing stating that with the exception of last year – which saw an overall average of hectares burned given a wildfire of over 3, hectares that had burned in Yarmouth County in – the average tends to be around hectares per WATCH: Wildfires in Nova Scotia decrease amid continuous downpours – Jun 4, After one week of battling a historic wildfire that destroyed about buildings and caused thousands to
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By Nova Scotia Buzz 9 months ago 2k Views. From Natural Resources and Renewables. The Barrington Lake wildfire in Shelburne County is still out of control. In total, there are five active wildfires in the province today, June 5: Nova Scotia Wildfires Update – Monday, June 5 – Photo: Nova Scotia Buzz Mr. Rockwood said firefighters have spotted flames as tall as 60 to 90m. The fire is significantly larger than the average seen during an entire fire season in Nova Scotia, said Lucas Brehaut, a