NS Wildfire

• Meet 2 Halifax firefighter heroes. Even PM Trudeau came calling

  Two Halifax firefighters are being honoured for driving through "a wall of fire" to rescue an elderly man during the wildfire evacuations.

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• Huge wildfire in southwestern Nova Scotia ‘being held’ after burning for 11 days

  Natural Resources Minister Tory Rushton said about 60 homes and cottages and another 150 structures had been destroyed in Shelburne County.

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  Jun 7
  
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• Nova Scotia handing out free well-water test kits to those affected by wildfires

  The testing is necessary because the groundwater could be contaminated by residue from the fire, chemical fire retardants and fuel from ruptured tanks.

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  Jun 6
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• Halifax-area wildfire evacuees grateful to begin returning home

  About 4,886 residents are still displaced from evacuation areas after a wildfire in the Tantallon and Hammonds Plains areas forced more than 16,400 people from their homes.

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  Jun 5
• ‘Under control’: Wildfire in the Halifax area 100% contained, officials say

  The province announced on Sunday that the fire in Tantallon, which destroyed about 200 buildings and caused thousands to evacuate, is now under control.

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  Jun 4
• New Brunswick Armed Forces train to fight fires for Nova Scotia

  Waiting for a call to help fight fires in the neighbouring province of Nova Scotia, troops in New Brunswick trained on Saturday to fight wildfires.

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  Jun 4
• Canadian soldiers, American firefighters now battling blazes in Nova Scotia

  Members of the Canadian military, along with several American firefighters, arrived in Nova Scotia on Saturday to assist in the continued fight to contain several wildfires.

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  Jun 4
• 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.

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  Jun 2
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• ‘B is for being brave’: School class delivers N.S. firefighters a hopeful message

  An elementary school class in Dartmouth, N.S. is showing their appreciation through a project for the hundreds of firefighters responding to the province's wildfires.

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  Jun 2
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• United States, Costa Rica sending help to battle multiple wildfires in Nova Scotia

  Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston said he's expecting support internationally from both the United States and Costa Rica to combat ongoing wildfires in the province.

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  Jun 1