The Westwood Subdivision’s Westwood Hills Association organized a community appreciation event for first responders at Westwood Greenspace in Hammonds Plains.
The Halifax Regional Municipality has declared a local state of emergency in communities affected by a large wildfire that has destroyed several homes. Thousands of residents in the community and surrounding area have been ordered to leave.
Residents of a subdivision in Upper Tantallon, N.S., are being evacuated from their homes Sunday afternoon as crews respond to a large fire in the residential area that continues to spread.