The record-breaking wildfire in southwestern Nova Scotia that started 11 days ago near Barrington Lake is no longer moving, emergency officials said Wednesday.
The province’s Natural Resources Department issued a statement saying the fire, which grew to be the province’s largest on record, was “being held” and was not expected to move if cool and wet conditions persist.
At its peak, the fire covered about 230 square kilometres in Shelburne County, the department said, reducing a previous calculation. The statement said a recent aerial survey produced a more accurate picture.
The wildfire, which started May 27, destroyed about 60 homes and cottages and another 150 structures, but it has not moved since Saturday. About 6,700 people were evacuated from their homes, which is about half of the county’s population….