The scots of the rookies can return to the forest in parts of the province.
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Houston said Friday that a prohibition of the province would end for some areas at 4 pm, but the ban remains for several counties.
Houston said that the decision to partially lift the prohibition in some areas came from the data of the Natural Resources Department. He said the recent rain also helped.
“Professionals have determined that for some areas of the province, the [fire] The index is no longer extreme and it is no longer expected to reach extreme numbers again and at any time in the near future, “said Houston.
“In other areas it is still extreme, but in some it is not. So, for those areas that is no longer extreme, we can relieve some of the restrictions.”
The restrictions when entering the forest have been in force in Nueva Scotia since August 5. The provincial government established it due to a high risk of forest fires due to prolonged dry conditions.
Jim Rudderham, director of fleet and forest protection of natural resources, told journalists on Friday that drought conditions in the province were extreme when the forest prohibition was implemented.
“Now we are almost in September and given the rain we receive in these areas in recent times and given the amount of time that is historically in this province and making some forecasts, there is probably not enough time to [drought levels] To return to where they were, “Rudderham said.
Woods restrictions are ending in the following counties:
- Breton cape.
- Richmond
- Victory.
- Invertity
- Guysborough.
- Antigoníh
- Halifax.
In a press release on Friday, the regional municipality of Halfiax said it is in the process of eliminating barricades and signs in its parks, trails and Greens spaces. He said the process could take a few days.
“For the rest of the province, regret that the prohibition remains in place. The risk remains high and extremely high,” said Houston.
The forest prohibition remains in the following counties:
- Pictou
- Colchester
- Cumberland
- Hants.
- Lunenburg.
- Kings.
- Annapolis.
- Queens.
- Shelburne.
- Digby
- Yarmouth.
Houston says that the prohibition of new scotland burns is still in effect throughout the province. The fine for violating the ban is $ 25,000.
Long Lake Fire
Rudderham said the Long Lake Wildfire, which began on August 13, is estimated at 8,234 hectares, which is the same figure announced on Thursday.
Natural resources said there have been no new damage reports.
Rudderham said he expects a lot of rain this weekend.
“It is still a battle. It is not under control yet. People have to remember that. It’s a job in progress,” Rudderham said.
In a publication on social networks on Friday, natural resources said that “work continues to avoid propagation towards communities with 11 helicopters, six planes, more than 70 pieces of heavy equipment and 16 DNR, 90 ontarium and 66 local firefighters.”
Twenty houses have been lost.
On Friday, the municipality of the County of Annapolis renewed its local state of emergency for the second time to “support the management of the continuous forest fires of West Dalhousie, which continue without control.”
