{"id":6614,"date":"2024-05-16T09:56:23","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T13:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/?p=6614"},"modified":"2024-05-16T09:56:48","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T13:56:48","slug":"large-increase-in-fine-for-illegal-burning-during-wildfire-season-ns-gov-16may2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/?p=6614","title":{"rendered":"&#8221; Large Increase in Fine for Illegal Burning During Wildfire Season&#8221; &#8211; NS Gov. 16May2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_6615\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screen-Shot-2024-05-16-at-10.44.12-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6615\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6615\" src=\"http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screen-Shot-2024-05-16-at-10.44.12-AM-300x214.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screen-Shot-2024-05-16-at-10.44.12-AM-300x214.png 300w, http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screen-Shot-2024-05-16-at-10.44.12-AM-1024x731.png 1024w, http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screen-Shot-2024-05-16-at-10.44.12-AM-768x548.png 768w, http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screen-Shot-2024-05-16-at-10.44.12-AM.png 1082w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6615\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Burning restrictions today May 16, 2024 from <a href=\"https:\/\/novascotia.ca\/burnsafe\">www. novascotia.ca\/burnsafe\/<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8221; The Province has increased the fine for violating the daily burn restrictions to $25,000, effective today, May 16.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlmost all wildfires in Nova Scotia are human caused. With the weather starting to get warmer and dryer, I cannot stress enough the importance of prevention,\u201d said Premier Tim Houston. \u201cThat\u2019s why we are doubling down on the fine for people who violate the daily burn restrictions. Increasing it to $25,000 for the entire wildfire season should make people pause, and check and follow the BurnSafe map. Let\u2019s not have another season like last year\u2019s.\u201d<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Read more on <a href=\"https:\/\/news.novascotia.ca\/en\/2024\/05\/16\/large-increase-fine-illegal-burning-during-wildfire-season\">NS Gov News Release<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Tip of the Hat to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/morning-file\/theres-more-than-enough-parking-in-halifax-in-fact-there-should-be-a-lot-less\/\">Hfx Examiner\/Mornng File<\/a> for highlighting this item.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Related:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/?p=6536\">Prime fire season for the Backlands coming up <\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nPost on backlandscoalition.ca on Apr 30, 2024<br \/>\n\u2013\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/?p=6025\">Towards a combined Conservation\/Fire Management Strategy for the Backlands 26Oct2023<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n\u2013\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/?p=5170\">Fire-scarred white pines are a reminder that it\u2019s Fire Season \u2013 especially in the Backlands 19May2023<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8221; The Province has increased the fine for violating the daily burn restrictions to $25,000, effective today, May 16. \u201cAlmost all wildfires in Nova Scotia are human caused. 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