Author Archives: Kevin Northup

A number of people have returned home, two weeks after a wildfire in Tantallon. The Halifax Regional Municipality lifted evacuation orders for several civic addresses Saturday night. They include home...

A woman in East Hants has been fined nearly $29,000. RCMP responded to a report of an illegal burn at a property on Highway 2 in Lantz on Friday afternoon. It was burning unsupervised in a fire pit ab...

You'll notice continued helicopter activity if you're living near a wildfire zone in Nova Scotia. The Department of Natural Resources and Renewables will use the aircraft and infrared scanners to look...

Some of the top musicians in Nova Scotia helped bring in money for families devastated by wildfires. The concert at Scotiabank Centre Friday raised over $330,000 for United Way Halifax. It featured pe...

It's the news many in Shelburne County have been waiting for. Those evacuated are able to return home. First up, those who have damaged or destroyed properties, they'll be allowed in from 9 a.m. to 12...

A section of Highway 103 is finally set to open up to all traffic. As of 8 p.m. Thursday, the stretch between Exits 27 and 30 will no longer be blocked. It's been closed due to a large wildfire in the...

Lives were turned upside down by the Barrington Lake wildfire. Over 150 structures were damaged or destroyed in the largest fire in Nova Scotia's history. Josh Atwood is a fire captain with the Barrin...

The largest wildfire in Nova Scotia history is 'being held.' That means the Barrington Lake fire is unlikely to grow. It reached nearly 25,000 hectares in size. In an update last night, the Barrington...

SPCA workers have been busy during the wildfires. They've reunited over 100 animals with families in Shelburne and Tantallon. Sarah Lyon with the SPCA says enforcement officers have been coordinating ...

The Prime Minister says they stand with the hundreds of firefighters and evacuees of wildfires in Canada. Justin Trudeau warns it may be an especially severe wildfire season throughout the summer. "We...