Wildfire in Tantallon Area Being Held; N.S. Implements Provincewide Burn Ban

Wildfire in Tantallon area being held; N.S. implements provincewide burn ban

A wildfire in the Tantallon area is being held as Nova Scotia implements a provincewide burn ban.

Hot, dry conditions lead to immediate provincewide burn ban in Nova Scotia

Hot and dry conditions are to be blamed for a ban on open fires effective immediately across the entire province of Nova Scotia.

Open fires banned across N.S. until Oct. 15 amid tinder-dry conditions

Nova Scotia’s hot, dry summer has prompted the provincial government to ban open fires across the province until the end of wildfire season, unless conditions improve.

N.S. premier delivers strong warning as province-wide burn ban implemented - Halifax

Tim Houston took to social media on Thursday to say he didn't want to 'hear reports of people defying this ban' and fines will be issued, if anyone's caught.

No burning allowed across Nova Scotia until October

The Nova Scotia Government has announced a province-wide burn ban that will remain in effect until mid-October. On Wednesday, the province said the ban would be put in place immediately until the end of wildfire season on October 15, or until conditions improve. “We’ve had a lot of hot, dry weather, very little rain and […]

Provincewide Burn Ban in Effect