‘Conditions this early in the season are unprecedented,’ says Blair, and MPs say ridings dealing with ‘frightening’ wildfires open their hearts to evacuees

'Nova Scotia has never gone through this type of thing before,' says Liberal MP Lena Metlege Diab who represents Halifax West.

A Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency firefighter at the Tantallon fire in Nova Scotia. Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair said British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, the Northwest Territories, Manitoba, Ontario, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick 'have all experienced serious wildfires' and prompted the evacuation of tens of thousands.Photograph courtesy of Communications Nova Scotia

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BY STEPHEN JEFFERY

June 5, 2023

With more than 200 wildfires burning last week, and more than 10 times the hectares burned in May compared to the 10-year average, the early fire season has left tens of thousands of people in MPs' ridings across the country grappling with evacuations and damaged homes befor...

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