{"id":58430,"date":"2025-09-11T21:03:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T00:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=58430"},"modified":"2025-09-11T21:03:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T00:03:15","slug":"restrictions-on-woods-lifted-in-colchester-pictou-county-remains-in-east-hants-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=58430","title":{"rendered":"Restrictions on woods lifted in Colchester, Pictou County; remains in East Hants, others"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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COLCHESTER COUNTY\/PICTOU COUNTY:<\/strong> The risk of wildfires is now low enough in Pictou and Colchester counties to allow restrictions on travel and activities in the woods to be lifted September 11.

With the change, effective at 4 p.m., half the counties in the province will no longer be under the restrictions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Restrictions were lifted in the following counties on August 29:
– Cape Breton
– Richmond
– Victoria
– Inverness
– Guysborough
– Antigonish
– Halifax.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The burn ban remains in place for the entire province until October 15 \u2013 regarded as the end of wildfire season \u2013 or until conditions improve further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur experts are watching the conditions closely,<\/strong> and they\u2019ve advised we are safe to lift the woods restrictions in two more counties,\u201d said Premier Tim Houston. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI thank everyone for their efforts to prevent wildfires through this very difficult season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“With every passing day, we\u2019re closer to getting people\u2019s lives back to normal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We especially want that for everyone affected by the Long Lake wildfire and I thank our crews for working extremely hard to get us there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the rest of the province, conditions continue to be extremely dry and hazardous, so the woods restrictions will remain in place until October 15 or until conditions allow them to be lifted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The affected counties are:
– Cumberland
– Hants
– Lunenburg
– Kings
– Annapolis
– Queens
– Shelburne
– Digby
– Yarmouth.

The fine for violating the restrictions is $25,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Quick Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

-decisions on restricting woods access are based on data modelling that measures how much dry, flammable material has built up that could easily start a fire<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– the woods restrictions were put in place August 5 through a proclamation under the Forests Act; a provincewide ban on open fires started on July 30 and will remain in place until October 15 or until conditions improve; the fine for violating the ban is $25,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– people with questions about the restrictions can call their local Department of Natural Resources office<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– in counties where the woods restrictions have been lifted, hunting season will proceed as usual<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– in counties where the woods restrictions still apply, hunting in non-wooded, open spaces (such as fields) can go ahead as usual; if getting to the open space requires a short trip down a trail, that is fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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