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⚠️ The Lake George wildfire is still out of control still estimated at 288 hectares. Crews were once again successful in preventing growth yesterday, despite challenging conditions. No structures lost. Anticipated rain and cooler temperatures will help. Newfoundland planes have been released. Resources available include 37 DNR, 39 BC and 24 local firefighters, 4 NWT […]
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The Lake George Wildfire remains out of control, covering an area of approximately 288 hectares since yesterday’s update by Department of Natural Resources. Despite heavy winds, crews have been able to get lots of work done and have been successful in minimizing growth to date. Crews have returned to the fire this morning and will […]
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The clouds lit up in red as the sun slowly came up this morning. We desperately need rain, which is forecasted this afternoon and into this evening. Hoping that this stunning photo is a sign of relief for the community of Lake George and the firefighters and volunteers who have been working around the clock […]
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From the Province of Nova Scotia: A new emergency financial support program will help residents who have been evacuated because of the Lake George wildfire in Kings County. Applications open Wednesday, October 8. “This has been an incredibly challenging wildfire season, and the last thing we wanted was to have Nova Scotians face another evacuation,” […]
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Kings District RCMP responded to a report of a barricaded person at a residence in a rural area outside of Aylesford yesterday. Corporal Carlie McCann, Public Information Officer with the Nova Scotia RCMP, confirmed by email that general duty officers as well as members of support units including RCMP Police Dog Services and Nova Scotia […]
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⚠️ Lake George wildfire is still out of control. Despite hot, dry, windy weather, crews were successful yesterday in preventing growth beyond the current estimate of 288 hectares. They have the same goal today in the face of these challenging conditions. No structures lost to date, crews continue working hard to protect them. Resources available […]
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There have been a number of wildfires reported over the last week and a half in the Annapolis Valley. Full wood travel restrictions & burn restrictions remain in place in Annapolis County. While woods restrictions and burn restriction have been lifted for the remainder of the province. The Nova Scotia burn restrictions have been set to […]
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Kings District RCMP determined that two emergency calls were incidents of “swatting” and not associated to real emergency situations. On October 4 at approximately 7:10 p.m., Kings District RCMP responded to a report of gunshots from a residence in Cambridge. The officers who attended determined that the call was false. Later that day at approximately […]
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The Lake George Wildfire remains estimated at 288 hectares and still classified as out of control. Over the next few days will be the biggest challenges to date, for fire efforts, with increased southerly west winds gusting anywheres between 20-70 kilometres. These winds are expected to intensify throughout the day today and persist overnight into […]
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I had the honour to be able to capture my sister’s wedding day, over the weekend. Ever since me and my sister were children, she always had a dream to have her own horses. To have her own farm and to be able to look out and be able to see them through her windows. […]
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