The Province of New Brunswick has launched the fire watch season early amid record-low precipitation, a lack of snow, and prolonged drought conditions. “After what we saw last year, we know many New Brunswickers are feeling anxious about this wildfire season. That’s why we’ve made real investments to be ready,” Premier Susan Holt said in […]
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By Andrew Bates, Local Journalism Initiative The minister of natural resources says the “whole machinery of government” kicked in to help as the province has whittled its count of wildfires from 39 to a handful. The province was fighting two out-of-control wildfires on Wednesday, according to provincial statistics. That includes the Beaver Lake Stream fire […]
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The number of active fires in New Brunswick has dropped to 19. Of those, 12 are being patrolled, two are contained and five are considered out of control. The following fires remain out of control: 250 – Chief’s 256 – Beaver Lake Stream 276 – Mount Goold 281 – Rocky Brook 284 – Green Brook […]
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Some industry is being allowed to return to Crown lands following a little more than a week of disruption due to tinder dry conditions and ongoing wildfires. “While our top priority continues to be safety, we recognize the need to support the return of operations by industry on Crown lands,” Natural Resources Minister John Herron […]
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Several Charlotte County communities have issued air quality advisories amid wildfires burning in both Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Eastern Charlotte, St. Stephen and Grand Manan have all sent alerts through Voyent Alert and Alertable. Many people are reporting seeing or smelling smoke in the air. “Due to fire in [Nova Scotia], the area of […]
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More wildfires continue to pop up in New Brunswick amid continued dry conditions and thunder and lightning strikes. The Old Field Road fire continues to be out-of-control, burning 1,402 hectares since it was first detected 10 days ago. Five other fires are also listed as out of control, but some are being brought quickly into […]
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The Department of Environment and Climate Change in New Brunswick is asking individuals to conserve water amid two out-of-control wildfires in the province. “Recent heat waves, coupled with low precipitation over the last few weeks, have affected water levels,” said Environment and Climate Change Minister Gilles LePage. “A slow and steady rainfall over several days […]
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For Saint Andrews Fire Chief Kevin Theriault wildfire seasons in New Brunswick have always ebbed and flowed. He has been wearing the fire chief’s white helmet for 14 years now. In May 2023, Theriault battled, alongside many other firefighters, a more than 500-hectare fire in Bocabec, known to locals as the Stein Lake fire. It […]
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As Crown lands continue to remain off limits amid drought-like conditions, Eastern Charlotte has issued a water conservation order to its residents. On Monday evening, the conservation effort order went into effect and will remain there until further notice in order to protect the local water supply in St. George and Blacks Harbour. Residents are […]
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New Brunswick is continuing to battle two out-of-control forest fires and is calling on outside resources from other provinces and one U.S. state. The Old Field Road fire near Miramichi continues to expand and has reached 687 hectares. “At the moment, we’re unable to get in front of that fire,” Natural Resources and Energy Development […]
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