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A state of emergency is still in effect for a string of central Newfoundland communities, while officials hope better weather conditions will help in the fight against two massive out-of-control forest fires.
While some travellers are stranded in Bishop's Falls or Grand Falls-Windsor along the Trans-Canada Highway, Harbour Breton on the island's south coast will go ahead with its Come Home Year celebrations. The main concern, says the deputy mayor, are possible supply shortages and medical emergencies.