Overview

• Nova Scotia estimates the Long Lake blaze at 8,026 hectares after a weekend surge driven by Hurricane Erin’s winds, high heat and low humidity.
• Crews in Annapolis County report limited benefit from light rain as low ceilings curtailed fixed‑wing aircraft, while helicopters and heavy equipment built containment lines.
• About 450–470 homes and roughly 1,200 people have been evacuated from the Long Lake area, with hundreds registered at a Middleton shelter.
• Air quality advisories remain in effect, with smoke affecting Annapolis County and reaching Lunenburg, Halifax, Kings and Hants counties.
• Newfoundland and Labrador’s Kingston wildfire is still classified out of control at 10,095 hectares, with rain easing activity, low ceilings grounding aircraft and 74 ground crew from NL, Ontario and B.C. tackling hotspots.