Hammonds Plains Wildfire

• RCMP conclude its investigation into Halifax-area wildfires, no criminal charges

  The RCMP has quietly closed its investigation into the wildfires that burned in the Halifax area last spring, having found no criminality was involved in its cause.

  Canada

  Dec 29, 2023
  
• Halifax studying ways to better protect at-risk neighbourhoods from wildfires

  Halifax is exploring ways to better protect neighbourhoods from wildfires, months after wildfires destroyed dozens of homes and forced the evacuation of thousands of residents.

  Canada

  Aug 23, 2023
  
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• ‘I’m a David fighting a Goliath’: N.S. homeowner worried about wildfire insurance claims

  'I'm not trying to jump the line, but without getting any response, I feel like I'm not even in the line,' says a Nova Scotia man fighting for answers about his wildfire insurance.

  Canada

  Jul 20, 2023
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• Meet a N.S. family and their priceless treasures found in the wildfire rubble

  A vintage Campbell's soup bowl in one family's home not only survived the Halifax-area wildfire, it was salvaged last year from a cottage destroyed by Hurricane Fiona.

  Fire

  Jun 21, 2023
• Halifax-area residents board buses to view dozens of homes destroyed by wildfires

  Scores of Halifax-area residents whose homes were destroyed by wildfires boarded buses Friday to get a look at what little remains of where they used to live.

  Fire

  Jun 2, 2023
• Rainy forecast could offer some relief for crews battling N.S. wildfires

  Crews battling ongoing wildfires in Nova Scotia could get some relief over the weekend, with rain finally forecasted to move into the province.

  Canada

  Jun 2, 2023
• Halifax wildfire partially contained, but ‘far from being out of the woods’

  Crews have partially contained an out-of-control wildfire burning in the Halifax area, but officials warn there’s a lot of work left to do.

  Fire

  Jun 1, 2023
• ‘Rolling like a freight train:’ How province’s other major wildfire keeps getting bigger

  On Wednesday, it was reported that the fire spreading throughout the Shelburne County area had reached over 17,000 hectares, making it the largest wildfire in Nova Scotia history.

  Fire

  May 31, 2023
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• N.S. wildfires: Facing extreme danger, why firefighters answer their ‘calling’

  Despite some of their biggest challenges yet, firefighters across the Halifax Regional Municipality and beyond have been responding to numerous out-of-control wildfires this week.

  Fire

  May 31, 2023
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• ‘It’s a little odd’: Halifax police warn of suspicious call as wildfire rages on

  As a more-than 800-hectare wildfire continues to burn in the Halifax area, police are warning the public about a suspicious call reported Wednesday.

  Canada

  May 31, 2023