Nova Scotia wildfires: Ottawa ready to assist as blaze burns near Halifax
In the Halifax region, a local state of emergency has been declared because of the blaze that started Sunday afternoon in Tantallon.Halifax wildfire map.Federal Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair said in a tweet Sunday that the federal government was following the wildfires in Nova Scotia “closely” and stands “ready to help if federal assistance is required.”
“We have been in touch with Nova Scotia and our officials at the Government Operations Centre are engaging with provincial officials,” a spokesperson for Blair told Global News Monday. “Should the province request federal assistance, we will work with them to identify and mobilize the federal resources that meet the needs they outline.”A water bomber plane flies through heavy smoke as an out-of-control wildfire in a suburban community outside of Halifax quickly spread, engulfing multiple homes and forcing the evacuation of local residents on Sunday, May 28, 2023.
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