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Lightning strikes are actually responsible for just under half of all wildfires in Canada. (PICTURED – West Dalhousie Wildfire – 2025 resulted in hundreds of evacuations and was a result of a lightning strike) With warm weather and limited rain following weather last week, it’s made for prime conditions to allow fires to smoulder. Lightning […]
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Bridgetown firefighters along with mutual aid and DNR have made quick work getting a fire under control along Shore Road West just outside Hampton. Firefighters remain in the area working to soak down hot spots. Adrian J.
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Bridgetown Firefighters along with mutual aid are responding to a woods fire in Hampton area at this hour. Limited information on this at this time and crews are responding to the area. Fire crews remain on scene of a wildfire just outside Greenland near Bear River. Firefighters along with a DNR helicopter have made great […]
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Diesel up 6.2 cents at midnight. No change to gas. Adrian J.
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On July 7, 2026, the Kentville Police Service responded to a serious incident involving a structure fire on Webster Court, Kentville, Nova Scotia. The fire, which initially started outside one building, rapidly spread to an adjacent structure. Thanks to the prompt and coordinated efforts of the Kentville Volunteer Fire Department (KVFD) and additional local volunteer […]
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From Department of Natural Resources: “Quick action from the air and on the ground has helped bring a wildfire near Big Molly Upsim Lake in Annapolis County under control. After fixed-wing air drops yesterday, DNR firefighters were flown into the remote area by helicopter this morning. Continued suppression efforts with water pumps and helicopter bucket […]
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There are two planned power outages scheduled for Aylesford & Wolfville areas this week! ⚠️🔋Outage #1: Wolfville & Surrounding areas. ⌚️ Lasting Approximately 1 hour ⏬ ⏰ Start time: Monday, July 13th at 5AM ↔️ End time, Monday, July 13th at 6AM. 📍 Affected areas: Wolfville, Grand Pre, Hortonville, Avonport, West Brooklyn, Wallbrook, Melanson, Gaspereau, […]
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Thunderstorms swarmed the valley, bringing down heavy rain and damaging infrastructure across our region. Areas seen over 100mm of rain in less then a few hours, overpowering many ditches, rivers and waterways. Emergency services scrambled, responding to a number of flooding related incidents that were putting residents at risk. Tragically, one boy was killed […]
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Shortly after midnight, Berwick & District Volunteer firefighters responded to a report of a vehicle on fire in Berwick. On arrival, crews were met with a fully involved passenger vehicle on fire in a parking lot. Firefighters made quick work deploying two hose-lines and extinguishing the car. Kings District RCMP along with EHS Paramedics also […]
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It was nice to get out and catch what I could of the sunset from Whites Corner this evening despite the fog. Tough few days in my books and I’m trying to find the courage to crawl back to work tomorrow. Have a great weekend. Adrian J.
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