Urgent update
UPDATE: the fire has now spread, and an evacuation order is now issued for Yankeetown (Highland Park) subdivision, Hammonds Plains.
Evacuation ordered for Westwood Hills subdivision, Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia due to ongoing multiple structure and forest fires. All residents in Westwood Hills ordered to evacuate. Comfort Centre opened at Blackpoint Community Centre, Black Point.
Update on fires in Tantallon
Multiple structure fire and forest fires in the Westwood Hills, Halifax County area.
Evacuation ordered for Westwood Hills subdivision, Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia due to ongoing multiple structure and forest fires. All residents in Westwood Hills ordered to evacuate.
Comfort Centre opened at Blackpoint Community Centre, Black Point.
( A video sent to us from Upper Tantallon earlier. DNR and HRFE crews are working hard on this one. An air quality advisory is in effect via Environment Canada)