The fire started in Upper Tantallon, N.S., on May 28 and grew nearly 800 hectares to the surrounding neighbourhoods of Hammonds Plains and Pockwock. Thousands of people were evacuated and more ...
Calls for an emergency exit have grown steadily louder since a major wildfire broke out in May 2023 in the Upper Tantallon subdivision — where there is only one way in and one way out.