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• How community concerns continue to linger after Halifax-area wildfire

  Questions still linger in a Nova Scotia neighbourhood ravaged by a wildfire nearly two months ago. 

  Canada

  Jul 21
  
• ‘It feels like home:’ New Zealand volunteers arrive in N.S. to help with wildfire recovery

  Volunteers from Task Force Kiwi, a veteran-led disaster relief group, arrived in the Halifax area earlier this week to assist with wildfire recovery efforts.

  Canada

  Jul 1
  
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• Veteran-led volunteers to help N.S. homeowners look for possessions lost in wildfires

  The team has been surveying the land and setting up its command centre this week as it prepares to welcome volunteers from across Canada on Friday.

  Fire

  Jun 14
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• All wildfires in Nova Scotia under control more than two weeks after they started

  All of Nova Scotia wildfires are now under control, more than two weeks after an unprecedented string of fires broke out in the southwestern area of the province and HRM.

  Fire

  Jun 13
• ‘Not a tourist zone:’ People asked to stay away from N.S. wildfire sites

  After a tough two weeks in Nova Scotia, onlookers and photo-snappers are being asked to give people privacy as they settle back into their homes or look to rebuild.

  Fire

  Jun 12
• More evacuation orders lifted, most residents in Halifax area to return after wildfire

  An emergency alert was sent out in Nova Scotia on Friday to notify more residents that it was safe to return home, after wildfires forced at least 16,000 people to evacuate.

  Fire

  Jun 9
• More evacuation orders to be lifted for Halifax area residents affected by wildfires

  Halifax Mayor Mike Savage said more evacuation orders will be lifted on Friday for residents in subdivisions that sustained the most damage during the wildfire.

  Fire

  Jun 8
• Halifax council looking into second exits for communities after recent wildfire evacuations

  Halifax city council passed a motion Tuesday night to look at building a second exit for the Westwood Hills neighbourhood in response to wildfire evacuation challenges last week.

  Fire

  Jun 7
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• Rebuilding homes after Nova Scotia wildfires could take up to three years

  A construction industry leader said in an interview on Wednesday that it may take up to three years to rebuild the homes lost in the fires, due to an existing provincial backlog.

  Fire

  Jun 7
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• N.S. wildfires: Donations, relief efforts show ‘in the hardest times is when we shine’

  A Wildfire Recovery Concert will be held at the Scotiabank Centre on Friday, featuring high-profile local talent. Proceeds will go to the United Way Wildfire Recovery Appeal.

  Fire

  Jun 6