Canadian Fires, Update
January 19, 2024
Regarding the Nova Scotia fire, CTV News reports:
The charges stem from the Barrington Lake wildfire, which first broke out on May 26, 2023, and was finally brought under control on June 13 and extinguished on July 26.
The fire grew to 23,379 hectares, the largest recorded in the province’s history.
It forced more than 6,000 people from their homes and destroyed 60 houses and cottages, as well as 150 other structures.
It was the last in a string of spring wildfires in the province to be tamed.
“It’s a relief to see the justice system working for the people of the area that was put out of place, put out by the wildfires,” says Eddie Nickerson, warden for Barrington district 4. “It was pretty devastating for the area. We have never experienced anything like that, as you know. It was the biggest wildfire in the history of the province.”
