Nova ScotiaRestrictions will remain in place in Annapolis County until Oct. 15 — regarded as the end of wildfire season — or until conditions allow them to be lifted.Crews continue to battle Long Lake wildfire that has been burning since Aug. 13Anjuli Patil · CBC News · Posted: Sep 18, 2025 3:43 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours agoNova Scotia’s woods travel ban is now in place only in Annapolis County. Woods restrictions have been lifted in the rest of the province. (Richard Woodbury/CBC)Nova Scotia’s woods restrictions now remain in place only in Annapolis County, where crews continue to fight the Long Lake wildfire.The Department of Natural Resources said Thursday afternoon that restrictions were being lifted in Cumberland, Hants, Lunenburg, Kings, Queens, Shelburne, Digby and Yarmouth counties. Restrictions were lifted in seven other counties on Aug. 29 and in two more on Sept. 11.The ban on woods travel throughout the province was implemented on Aug. 5 due to an elevated wildfire risk.The Long Lake fire in the West Dalhousie area of Annapolis County, which broke out on Aug. 13, is being held at more than 8,400 hectares, but crews are still working to put it out.The fine for violating the woods ban is $25,000.
Woods restrictions now lifted in all N.S. counties but Annapolis
