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Nova Scotia firefighting crew to help battle Saskatchewan wildfires
- Nova Scotia is sending a 20-person crew of firefighters to Saskatchewan to assist with wildfires for the second time this wildfire season.
- Natural Resources Minister Tory Rushton stated that the deployment is possible due to limited wildfire activity in Nova Scotia.
- In 2024, Nova Scotia deployed fire crews or resources six times to assist with wildfires across Canada.
- The crew is scheduled to fly to Saskatoon for a briefing before learning their deployment location.
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Muskeg Fire spreads, closing Highway 155 to non-essential travel: SPSA
Highway 155 connecting northern communities, include La Loche, to the rest of the province has been closed due to the Muskeg Fire. But travel exceptions are being made, according to the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency’s (SPSA) Vice-President Steve Roberts, who said that vehicles are being piloted through the highway during a media briefing on Friday. “Essential supplies can go through but it is not open to public access because of the risk,” h…
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia deploys a fire team to help fight out-of-control forest fires in Saskatchewan for the second time this season. The 20-person team is scheduled to fly to Saskatoon on Saturday in order to be informed and to know where it is deployed. Tory Rushton, Minister of Natural Resources, says the province is able to send the team to Western Canada because of the limited activity of forest fires in Nova Scotia. Nova Scotia firefighters…
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