Nova Scotia Faces Complaints, Opposition After Banning Going Into Woods Due to Wildfire Risk

Nova Scotia Faces Complaints, Opposition After Banning Going Into Woods Due to Wildfire Risk
A photo of Bras d'Or Lake taken in the community of Big Pond on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Shutterstock/Ken Morris
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Nova Scotia’s government is facing complaints and frustration in the face of new rules that ban residents from entering the province’s forests due to wildfire risk.
The ban, which was announced Aug. 5 by Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston, has led to a petition to end the ban from the Canadian Constitution Foundation (CCF), along with thousands of frustrated and confused comments and questions on social media.