New NS Wildfire Rules That Ban on Activity in Woods Prompt Confusion, Frustration

Firefighters' helmets and water bottles rest against the windshield of a truck at a command centre within the evacuated zone of the wildfire burning in Tantallon, N.S., outside of Halifax, on May 31, 2023. The Canadian Press/Darren Calabrese

The Nova Scotia government is getting a flood of feedback from people expressing confusion and frustration over new wildfire rules that forbid spending time in the woods.

There are more than 1,000 questions and comments on a government of Nova Scotia Facebook video in which the premier and other officials announced the restrictions that came into effect Tuesday.