Homeowners say they have been confused, frustrated and even humiliated by the overwhelming process of accessing support, as community groups grapple with an avalanche of administrative work related to delivering it.
One location for an emergency exit from the neighbourhood where the Upper Tantallon wildfire began has been ruled out, but the area councillor is confident there's "plenty" of other options.
A timeline of the first few hours of the wildfire, based on information from the municipality, the provincial Emergency Management Office and Nova Scotia RCMP, shows the first emergency alert came more than 1.5 hours after police began evacuations.
With the fires long extinguished and the rebuilding process slowly starting, some residents from the Hammonds Plains fire zone say partially burned up trees should be disposed of because they pose a continued fire risk.
The Antigonish Affordable Housing Society is welcoming news from the provincial government that they would receive a piece of land to be able to expand an affordable housing project in Antigonish that opened 12 units last year.