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Kingston Wildfire Expands to Almost 4,900 Hectares, Bay De Verde Peninsula Enters State of Emergency

Water bombers and firefighters from Quebec and Ontario have joined Canadian Armed Forces crews in a bolstered response to contain the volatile blaze under extreme dry and windy conditions.

Smoke rises from the Daves Creek wildfire, designated K51474 by the BC Wildfire Service, near Kelowna, B.C., in a Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025, handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout — BCWS, (Mandatory Credit)
Nearly 3,000 Newfoundland residents across Newfoundland and Labrador’s Bay de Verde peninsula have been asked to evacuate as four wildfires blaze across the province.
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Tim Houston, Premier of Nova Scotia, arrives to take part in the First Minister Meeting at the National War Museum in Ottawa on Friday, March 21, 2025.

Overview

  • The Kingston wildfire grew to nearly 4,895 hectares on Saturday, fueled by 30 km/h southwest winds and gusts up to 50 km/h, destroying nine homes in Small Point–Adam’s Cove–Blackhead–Broad Cove.
  • Justice and Public Safety officials declared a regional state of emergency for the Bay De Verde peninsula, streamlining coordination among provincial and municipal services.
  • Two water bombers and a Bird Dog aircraft from Quebec arrived alongside 20 Ontario firefighters and Canadian Armed Forces personnel to intensify aerial and ground suppression work.
  • Evacuation orders remain in effect for multiple Conception Bay North communities while the Holyrood fire, held at about 22 hectares, allowed some residents to return home.
  • New Brunswick closed all Crown lands to public access under an extreme risk ban, and on Vancouver Island the Wesley Ridge fire held at roughly 5.8 sq km with forecasts warning of increased smoke.