Following is a provincial wildfire update for Thursday, Aug. 18, 4 p.m.
— the fire at Seven Mile Lake, Annapolis Co., is under control and 100 per cent contained but still has hot spots being attended to
— the fire at Ten Mile Lake, Queens Co. is contained and being patrolled, but there is no fire activity
— the fire at Perch Lake, Pictou Co. is out
— the fire at Maitland Bridge, Annapolis Co. is now out
— the section of Trunk 8 near Maitland Bridge, Annapolis Co., that has been closed since last week is now open
— restrictions on travel in woods have been lifted for all of Nova Scotia but people are asked to avoid any activity that could potentially cause more wildfires
— campfire and brush burning in the province is not permitted any day between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. The latest information on burning restrictions is posted daily at 2 p.m. at http://www.novascotia.ca/burnsafe
— more information on the fires can be found at http://www.novascotia.ca/nsfire
Source: Release