Fire Services Rise to the Challenge Staff Reporter / Tuesday, July 26, 2022 0 484 Article rating: No rating Cumberland County’s fire services were put to the test yesterday when almost all of the fire departments in the northern part of the county were pressed into service. Read more
All Open Fires Banned Across Nova Scotia All Open Fires Banned Across Nova Scotia Staff Reporter / Saturday, May 23, 2020 0 1348 Article rating: 3.0 Two forest fires are burning in Nova Scotia as fire conditions are extremely dry across the entire province. Read more
Fire Ban Means No Fires at All Fire Ban Means No Fires at All Staff Reporter / Friday, August 4, 2017 0 2798 Article rating: 4.8 A total ban on fires is in effect for the northern parts of Cumberland and Colchester counties, as the forest fire index reaches "extreme". The index for the rest of the province, shown in yellow and orange, is either high or very high. Read more
UPDATE: Fire Ban in Effect for Northern NS UPDATE: Fire Ban in Effect for Northern NS The ban includes consumer fireworks Staff Reporter / Monday, July 31, 2017 0 5825 Article rating: 3.9 Fire danger conditions are very high in Northern Nova Scotia, leading to a ban on all brush burning and campfires. Read more
Fire Threat Rises in Mainland Forests Fire Threat Rises in Mainland Forests Staff Reporter / Tuesday, August 9, 2016 0 1699 Article rating: 5.0 Forest fires and the threat of fires remain atop the news in Nova Scotia, as officials respond to the extreme conditions with extreme restrictions. Read more
Fire Risk Continues Extreme in Nova Scotia Fire Risk Continues Extreme in Nova Scotia Staff Reporter / Wednesday, June 29, 2016 0 2009 Article rating: 5.0 A forest fire continues to smoulder just south of Amherst, and the rest of Nova Scotia is on alert. Read more