A plane from Northwest Territories makes a drop over the Lake George wildfire. (Province of Nova Scotia) CANADAHALIFAX news In photos: Crews continue to battle Lake George wildfire by admin 5 أكتوبر، 2025 written by admin 5 أكتوبر، 2025 126 CITYnews halifax / By Rachel Morgan The arrival of October did not bring the end to Nova Scotia’s wildfire season. Crews remain on scene working to extinguish the Lake George wildfire that ignited Sunday Sept. 28. The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) said in an update Saturday the fire has grown slightly to an estimated 267 hectares. Over 350 civic addresses have been evacuated to date, including around 79 permanent addresses. There have been no reports of any structural damage. Saturday’s resource efforts include 28 DNR crew members, 39 B.C. and 31 local firefighters, two Newfoundland and four Northwest Territories planes, one DNR and five contracted helicopters, and 18 pieces of heavy equipment. Dry and windy conditions remain in place for the area. The fight An aerial view of the Lake George wildfire. (Province of Nova Scotia) The aircraft known as the Bird Dog flies over the Lake George wildfire. Inside is a coordinator who directs planes where to drop water. (Province of Nova Scotia) DNR helicopter coordinator Rob Lefurgey looks over the Lake George wildfire and directs helicopter bucket support. (Province of Nova Scotia) A plane from Newfoundland and Labrador makes a drop over the Lake George wildfire. (Province of Nova Scotia) A plane from Newfoundland and Labrador takes on a load of water on Lake George. (Province of Nova Scotia) The support Andrew Mitton, Director of Operations at the Department of Emergency Management (left), and Scott Fisher, Senior Field Communications Officer at the Department of Emergency Management, discuss operations. (Province of Nova Scotia) Andrew Mitton, Director of Operations at the Department of Emergency Management (left), and Scott Fisher, Senior Field Communications Officer at the Department of Emergency Management, discuss operations. (Province of Nova Scotia) Cards made by students at Champlain Elementary School to thank firefighters for their efforts. (Province of Nova Scotia) A Grade 5 students’ thank you card to firefighters, with part of the incident command post in the background. (Province of Nova Scotia) 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail admin previous post علماء يكتشفون طريقة لتسريع عملية شحن البطاريات next post Two Canadians detained in Israel over flotilla to Gaza: Global Affairs Canada You may also like كارني ناقش مع شينباوم مجالات التعاون بين بلديهما 27 أبريل، 2026 بريتيش كولومبيا: الخمور الأميركية ستبقى محظورة لأنّ الناس... 27 أبريل، 2026 تحقيق في مزاعم إغراق السوق برفوف فولاذية قادمة... 27 أبريل، 2026 سفير كندا لدى واشنطن يعتذر لتوجيهه دعوةً بالإنكليزية... 27 أبريل، 2026 Liberals must show results in spring economic update:... 27 أبريل، 2026 Bayers Road blood collection clinic to reopen Tuesday 17 مارس، 2026 Thousands of power outages as rain and wind... 17 مارس، 2026 ’’يجب تجنّب‘‘ أيّة عملية إسرائيلية واسعة في لبنان... 17 مارس، 2026 تونس وسلطنة عُمان ضيفتا شرف معرض الكتاب العربي... 17 مارس، 2026 لبنان: حربٌ ومستشفىً وثلاثة بورتريهات 17 مارس، 2026
