Tantallon

• 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.

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• 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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  Jun 6
• Lower Sackville, N.S. church dishes out free meals to help ease wildfire impacts

  Rock Church in Lower Sackville, N.S., launched a pop-up comfort center last week to help meet the needs of Black communities within the wildfire evacuation zone.

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  Jun 6
• ‘Many, many destroyed homes’: The devastation left by the wildfire near Halifax

  During a grim tour through through the most impacted area Tuesday, piles of charred rubble could be seen where houses once stood, with burned out cars parked in driveways.

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  Jun 6
• Wildfire risk for most of Nova Scotia expected to remain unusually high this summer

  Although most wildfires in Nova Scotia are now considered under control – with the exception of the blaze raging in Shelburne County – officials are predicting a long season ahead.

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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
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• As fires rage in Halifax area, efforts are underway to rescue stranded pets

  As a wildfire rages in suburban Halifax, efforts are underway to rescue pets that had to be left behind when owners were ordered to stay away from homes too close to the flames.

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  May 30
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• Mandatory evacuation ordered in Bedford, N.S. for wildfire, potential ammonia leak

  A mandatory evacuation has been ordered for parts of Bedford, N.S., just outside Halifax, due to a wildfire and potential ammonia leak. 

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  May 30