Nova Scotia Wildfires
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Nova Scotia to buy new helicopter water bombers following devastating wildfire seasonNova Scotia's Natural Resources and Renewables department said it will use federal funding to replace its fleet of four helicopter water bombers.PoliticsDec 15, 2023
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In Halifax, a call to promote old-growth forests as a guard against future wildfiresAfter a historic wildfire season across Canada, experts are turning their eyes to Nova Scotia as a harbinger of the growing risk facing cities on the forest's edge.CanadaDec 11, 2023
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In Halifax, a city surrounded by forests, citizens call for wildfire escape routesCitizens who lost homes or saw their neighbourhoods devastated during the Halifax wildfires are looking for lasting solutions and more information.CanadaNov 13, 2023
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N.W.T. wildfires are forcing towns to empty. How do you evacuate a hospital?Encroaching wildfires have forced hospitals to close. Evacuating patients is a complex and high-pressure procedure, two people with experience said.FireAug 19, 2023
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‘We don’t even exist’: Homeowners impacted by N.S. floods couldn’t get insurance answersAn elderly couple impacted by the Nova Scotia flash floods say they were unable to get a straight answer from their insurance company about what's covered and what's not.CanadaAug 11, 2023
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‘Woefully inadequate’: N.S. announces $2,500 grant for fishers impacted by wildfiresThe province has announced that it will provide financial assistance to licensed fisheries in Nova Scotia affected by wildfires, but fishers say it isn't enough.MoneyAug 10, 2023
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Team Rubicon back in N.S. after wildfires to help with flood recoveryThis marks the third time in a year that volunteers with the veteran-led organization have descended on the province to provide disaster relief.CanadaAug 9, 2023
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‘Demand is high’: Experts predict big year for N.S. tourism despite extreme weatherIndustry experts say the recent weather emergencies have not kept tourists away. They predict it will be another comeback season after several tough pandemic years.CanadaAug 2, 2023
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Climate change: Correlation between wildfires, flooding in Nova ScotiaThe fingerprints of climate change are all over the supercharged weather witnessed this year in Nova Scotia, from raging wildfires to devastating flooding.CanadaJul 25, 2023
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N.S. supreme court justice dismisses motion to cancel Lake Pisiquid emergency orderJustice Scott Norton heard arguments on Tuesday over a motion to put a stop to the emergency order surrounding Lake Pisiquid, an artificial reservoir.EnvironmentJul 18, 2023
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