Nova Scotia sends firefighters to the Northwest Territories

Nova Scotia was unable to send firefighters in early May to western Canada.

Alberta had asked for help as fires raged. Forest fires that continue and have already affected more than a million hectares.

NS taken with its own lights

At that time, Nova Scotia had to fight a first wildfire of the season at Hassett in the southwest of the province. A fire that burned more than a hundred hectares.

After having to deal with a second forest fire, in mid-May, this time in Shelburne County, the province now believes that the conditions are in place to finally send personnel to other Canadian sectors. .

Twenty firefighters and a departmental representative therefore left Nova Scotia at dawn for the Northwest Territories, which is engaged in a battle against a fire that broke out on May 14.

Our provincial firefighters have done a terrific job over the past few weeks battling the fires in Nova Scotiasays Tory Rushton, Minister of Natural and Renewable Resources. The conditions and our resources are now at a reasonable level, so we are able to answer the call of our colleagues.

A departure that coincides with the announcement of a new forest fire in Nova Scotia. The province announced late Wednesday that a fire had broken out in Sunny Brae, Pictou County. Firefighters and a helicopter were to go to the scene. The area affected has not yet been estimated.