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UPPER TANTALLON:<\/strong> The province is asking for the public\u2019s help in the investigation of last year\u2019s Upper Tantallon\/Hammonds Plains wildfire.

The Department of Natural Resources and Renewables has gathered a considerable amount of information, including from the public, but has exhausted other avenues in investigating potential violations of the Forests Act. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At this point, the investigation can only continue if new information comes to light.

Anyone who can offer new information should call the Department at 1-800-565-2224.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Department has two years from the date of an offence to lay charges under the act. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Charges are only laid if there is sufficient evidence to secure a conviction. There is a high bar for what can be used as evidence in court.<\/a>

Quick Facts:
<\/strong>– charges under the Forests Act are not criminal charges
– people convicted of violations of the Forests Act can be fined up to $50,000 and\/or face up to six months in prison
– the Upper Tantallon wildfire began May 28, 2023, and burned 969 hectares; 151 homes were destroyed <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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