Department Of Natural Resources

• Homes ‘engulfed in flames’ from N.S. wildfire, thousands evacuated in Halifax suburbs

  An out-of-control wildfire in the Halifax suburb of Tantallon, N.S. has resulted in people being evacuated from their homes and emergency alerts issued.

  Canada

  May 28, 2023
  
• 111-hectare wildfire in Nova Scotia’s Digby County no longer spreading: DNRR

  Fire crews are continuing to battle a wildfire that broke out Monday afternoon in Nova Scotia's Digby County, though the blaze is no longer spreading.

  Fire

  May 9, 2023
  
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• N.S. pauses logging operations after discovery of at-risk lichen species

  Nova Scotiasays logging can't go ahead until the company conducts surveys in the forest and the government looks into the situation.

  Canada

  Nov 29, 2022
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• MLAs say Department of Agriculture is failing N.B. maple industry

  New Brunswick's maple industry wants more access to Crown land — a request the Department of Agriculture should get behind, some MLAs say.

  Economy

  Sep 16, 2022
• RCMP investigate vandalism, theft at 3 provincial parks in eastern N.S.

  The RCMP is investigating thefts and vandalism at Beaver Mountain, Pomquet and Arisaig provincial parks, in which picnic shelters were damaged and various items were stolen.

  Canada

  Aug 19, 2022
• Forest fire in Mount Uniacke is now under control, officials say

  A forest fire in Mount Uniacke, N.S., is now considered under control after crews from a dozen departments in central Nova Scotia responded.

  Fire

  Aug 6, 2022
• 2 Nova Scotia forest fires ‘looking favourable’ on Saturday, official says

  The Department of Natural Resources says there are no active flames as of 1:30 p.m. on Saturday in either of the two fires that ravaged Nova Scotia's forests.

  Fire

  May 14, 2022
• ‘You could see flames shooting up:’ Crews battling forest fire on outskirts of Halifax

  Crews with the Department of Natural Resources, along with several fire departments, are battling a forest fire on the outskirts of the Halifax region.

  Fire

  May 13, 2022
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• ‘Undeterred’ bear roaming Saint John neighbourhood shot by police

  Police in Saint John shot and killed a bear that was roaming in a residential neighbourhood Monday evening, after the animal was "undeterred" by attempts to scare it off. 

  Environment

  May 10, 2022
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• Crews respond to fast-moving forest fire in southwestern Nova Scotia

  The out-of-control wildfire is estimated to cover 1,000 hectares as of Tuesday night. A CL-415 water bomber from Newfoundland and Labrador has arrived to help battle the fire.

  Environment

  May 10, 2022