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Nova Scotia

Upper Tantallon neighbourhood where wildfire began getting new emergency exit

Nearly two years after the devastating wildfire in Upper Tantallon, Halifax council has given the green light to a new…

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Nova Scotia

Proposed emergency exits for Upper Tantallon neighbourhood in wrong spots, residents say

Residents of Westwood Hills in Halifax are expressing their concerns over proposed emergency exits that they feel won’t make everyone…

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Nova Scotia

Tantallon woman to compete against world’s top young chefs at culinary ‘Olympics’

When Olivia Sewell started culinary school in 2021, she knew very little about cooking. She also didn’t know how to properly…

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Halifax

Lessons of the Tantallon wildfire one year later

Fires need four things to exist, and last year on May 28, 2024, Halifax was a tinderbox waiting to explode.…

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Nova Scotia

Halifax firefighters outline challenges, lessons learned in Upper Tantallon fire

Halifax firefighters walked city councillors through their analysis of last year’s devastating wildfire in Upper Tantallon and Hammonds Plains on Tuesday.  The fire that…

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Nova Scotia

N.S. needs the public’s help finding information on cause of Upper Tantallon wildfire

Nova Scotia’s Natural Resources Department says unless new information is brought forward, no charges will be laid under the Forests…

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Nova Scotia

Halifax RCMP say lessons from Upper Tantallon wildfire have helped police in Jasper

The Halifax RCMP say lessons from last year’s wildfire in Upper Tantallon, N.S., have helped Mounties across Canada headed into fire…

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Nova Scotia

Report says 2023 Upper Tantallon wildfire ‘beyond’ Halifax fire service’s capability

The rapid growth of last year’s Upper Tantallon wildfire quickly overwhelmed Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency’s resources, according to a new…

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Nova Scotia

Halifax considers fast-tracking new firefighters for Upper Tantallon

Halifax is considering fast-tracking more firefighters for Upper Tantallon to address staff shortages in a growing area that experienced a devastating wildfire in…

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Halifax

Residents restrained during New Year’s Day home invasion in Upper Tantallon

UPPER TANTALLON, N.S. — Mounties are searching for two intruders after a violent home invasion in Upper Tantallon late New…

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