Nova Scotia wildfires: Province-wide forest travel and activity ban in effect, Premier Houston says

Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston announced that due to the catastrophic wildfires, a province-wide ban is in effect on travel and activities in the woods. He also pleaded with the public to not start fires or flick cigarette butts.

The ban means no hiking, camping, fishing, hunting and use of off-highway vehicles in wooded areas as of 4 p.m. Tuesday, he said. It also applies to forestry, mining industries, and commercial activity on Crown lands, though special permits can be obtained in certain cases, but that must be arranged with local NRR offices.

“We have to do what we can to make sure we don’t have any new fires popping up,” Premier Tim Houston said during a government update on the situation from Shelburne, N.S.

Fire crews are at work trying to contain two massive wildfires burning out of control, destroying homes and displacing thousands of people.

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