Residents from the Tantallon and Hammonds Plains, N.S., areas attended a symbolic tree-planting ceremony on Wednesday evening, one year after a fire ravaged the area.
The Hammonds Plains fires are now a year in the past, but for many of the residents who lost their homes or where displaced, the incident is still fresh.
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.