The risk of wildfires is now low enough in Pictou and Colchester counties to allow restrictions on travel and activities in the woods to be lifted today, September 11.
With the change, effective at 4 p.m., half the counties in the province will no longer be under the restrictions.
Restrictions were lifted in the following counties on August 29:
– Cape Breton
– Richmond
– Victoria
– Inverness
– Guysborough
– Antigonish
– Halifax
The burn ban remains in place for the entire province until October 15 – regarded as the end of wildfire season – or until conditions improve further.
In the rest of the province, conditions continue to be extremely dry and hazardous, so the woods restrictions will remain in place until October 15 or until conditions allow them to be lifted.
The affected counties are:
– Cumberland
– Hants
– Lunenburg
– Kings
– Annapolis
– Queens
– Shelburne
– Digby
– Yarmouth
Information and Photo sourced from Nova Scotia Government.
