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Halifax West High School (283 Thomas Raddall Dr.) is accepted donations of cash, gift cards, clean clothing, toiletries, and non-perishable food items to help students and staff affected by the Tantallon wildfire.

They're also taking donations for the NS SPCA and the Disaster Animal Response Team of Nova Scotia. They're accepting cash, gift cards, towels, carrying crates or kennels, pet food, and non-clumping kitty litter. #HalifaxFire #TantallonFire #ShelburneFire #NSWildfires #Halifax #HRM #NovaScotia #NSRecovery

There's a collection and donation drop-in centre up and operating in Dartmouth Crossing, accepting donations for families affected by the Nova Scotia wildfires. They're located at 93 Hector Gate, and are currently open 12 noon - 7 PM Monday - Saturday, and noon - 5pm on Sundays.

If you have extra supplies you can do without, consider dropping them off to help some families in need. #HalifaxFire #TantallonFire #ShelburneFire #NSWildfires #Halifax #HRM #NovaScotia #NSRecovery

Southland Transportation (the school bus company) is holding a 'Stuff the Bus' fundraiser barbecue on Tuesday, 6 June in support of people affected by the Nova Scotia wildfires.

They'll be accepting donations, and attempting to fill a bus with them, at the Giant Tiger in Lower Sackville (720 Sackville Dr.) from 11 AM until 2 PM. #HalifaxFire #TantallonFire #ShelburneFire #NSWildfires #Halifax #HRM #NovaScotia #NSRecovery

According to officials, the wildfires in the western Halifax region are now fully contained and under control.

Thanks to the rain gods, and the hard work fire crews, and to everyone who came in from other communities, provinces, and countries.

I've got a bunch of feelings about this, and my home was never under threat. Never even close to it. I can't imagine what people from Upper Tantallon and Hammonds Plains are feeling like today.

Resources continue to be redistributed to Shelburne County to aid with the fires there.

I'll continue to monitor other socials and pass along anything I see, but I expect things to slow down substantially. So, thanks everyone for following along and spreading word as far as you could, and goodnight.

#HalifaxFire #TantallonFire #Halifax #HRM #NovaScotia #NSWildfires

#TantallonFire #Halifax #NovaScotia #HalifaxFire #NovaScotiaFires > The #Tantallon #wildfire remains at 950 acres (2,348 acres), is 85% contained and not expected to spread, officials say.

Some resources will be re-deployed today to the #ShelburneFire

..... 💧 🌧 🌨 ☔️ ☂️ (it's raining, finally)

📽 @_AndrewN1 / Twitter

#Canada #NovaScotia #Halifax #NSfires #Tantallon #wildfire #UpperTantallon #Tantallonfire #BedfordFire #Halifaxfire #wildfires

People from across the city, across the province, and across the country have come together to help and support the communities upset and destroyed by wildfires here in Nova Scotia this week. It's been incredible to see.

People are donating prom dresses and suits to high school students who have been displaced by the fires: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/nova-scotia-wild-fires-high-school-prom-1.6862054

Lindsay Moussi, owner of the White Sails Bakery in Upper Tantallon, has been making hot meals for firefighters with the support of the local community and grocery stores: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2218791491641

#HalifaxFire #TantallonFire #ShelburneFire #NSWildfires #Halifax #HRM #NovaScotia

Nova Scotia Health will be providing mental health services to evacuees at the Canada Games Centre in Clayton Park all weekend. If you've been displaced by the fire and need someone to talk to, they're there for you.

https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/environment/fires/mental-health-services-on-site-at-halifax-evacuation-centre-for-residents-displaced-by-fires/ #HalifaxFire #TantallonFire #NSWildfires #Halifax #HRM #NovaScotia

Earlier today, the evacuation order for the eastern edge of evac zone was rescinded for the following neighbourhoods:

- Lucasville Area, including Timber Trails
- Hammonds Plains south of Pinetree Crescent
- Stillwater Lake/Haliburton Hills Area
- Tantallon Plaza

This should allow about 8000 people to return home for the weekend. #HalifaxFire #TantallonFire #NSWildfires #Halifax #HRM #NovaScotia

Here's a piece spotlighting some of the firefighters from Tantallon who have gotten to watch their own homes and neighbourhoods burn:

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/06/01/news/hero-firefighters-battling-halifax-wildfire-lost-homes #HalifaxFire #TantallonFire #NSWildfires #Halifax #HRM #NovaScotia

Today, the city gave people who were believed to have had their homes or other property destroyed a bus tour of the affected neighbourhoods.

I can't imagine that was an easy trip for those who took part.

They'll be having other tours for people whose property has been damaged. If you know someone who has, and they haven't registered with 311 yet, please let them know that they could have an opportunity to see the extent of the damage to their home. #HalifaxFire #TantallonFire #NSWildfires #Halifax #HRM #NovaScotia

I'm seeing chatter about people denying the fires are caused by climate change because they're believed to have been sparked by human activity.

This is such an incredibly bad take.

We've basically been living in a drought this year. We had minimal snowfall this past winter, and even less rain this spring, leaving forests drier than they've been... possibly ever.

On top of that, we've had two significant hurricanes in 4 years, killing a significant number of trees and leaving them to become exceedingly dry deadfall. Those hurricanes were driven by climate change.

Climate change has created the conditions where our actions that previously wouldn't have caused such disasters now will. Precautions that people spent a lifetime learning -- which were probably, at best, barely enough, and at worst, totally insufficient at the time -- now no longer apply. Things people are accustomed to doing now risk the health and safety of thousands.

Climate change has radically altered the risk associated with our actions. But people are not good at recognizing that. People are really awful at adapting to slow, invisible changes. People resent having to change their behaviours when they've never noticed those behaviours leading to harm.

I get that people want a scapegoat to drag through the streets and force out of town, but pointing fingers are a couple of people who may have failed to take the proper precautions this once doesn't do anything but distract from the part where we're firmly in the "find out" phase of dumping millions of years worth of stored carbon into our atmosphere in just a couple of centuries.

You could be the next person who didn't realize they weren't being responsible and create the next disaster. Don't fall for the "individual responsibility" bullshit.
#HalifaxFire #TantallonFire #ShelburneFire #NSWildfires #Halifax #HRM #NovaScotia

We woke up to a small amount of rain this morning. Just enough to darken the pavement, really, and knock some of the smoke out of the air. There's a fine layer of ash and pollen all over my car.

I have no idea if it was even enough moisture to reach the ground over the forest fires. From the air, it looks like the Tantallon fire has turned a good chunk of the burn zone into charcoal, and charcoal burns hot. 500 degrees Celsius or more. Stretched out over hundreds of hectares, this can create enough heat to evaporate light rain before it comes near the ground.

And it's even worse when there's a roaring fire, which burn hotter, and produce strong updrafts.

Hopefully it dampened the surrounding woodlands and structures, at least. Anything's good while we wait for the real rain to start this evening. #HalifaxFire #TantallonFire #ShelburneFire #NSWildfires #Halifax #HRM #NovaScotia

The IWK has put together some tips and talking points for caretakers discussing natural disasters or other emergencies with children. It can be found on their website, here: https://www.iwk.nshealth.ca/wildfires #HalifaxFire #TantallonFire #ShelburneFire #NSWildfires #Halifax #HRM #NovaScotia

Full Gospel Church in Bedford is offering up space for evacuees to relief from the heat, food and drink, and pet supplies. Their doors are open until 10pm tonight if anyone needs the help. #HalifaxFire #TantallonFire #ShelburneFire #NSWildfires #Halifax #HRM #NovaScotia

#Halifax #NovaScotia #TantallonFire #Evacuees

The Full Gospel Church in Bedford is open from 8am to 10pm for Tantallon Fire evacuees: cooling, meals, pet needs or even for a comfort talk

#halifaxfire #NovaScotiaFires #Tantallon #Wildfires #Wildfire #Relief #Donations #Pets

#Tantallon #TantallonFire #Animals #AnimalRescue
#Halifax #HalifaxFire #novascotia #Wildfires

#Wildfire relief - supplies/donations/needs

-Small + medium harnesses, collars, leashes
- Bowls, plates, cutlery (plastic or wooden)
-Dog toys
-Cat Litter, Cat litter trays
-Dog beds
-Blankets
-Dog and Cat food
-Dog and Cat treats
-Poop bags
-Towels
-flour

If someone can also help out with trail cameras ...

Full Gospel Church Halifax
2256 Larry Uteck BLVD
Bedford, NS B4B 1E3
(from 10am)

If your family has been impacted by the wildfires ...

#Canada #NovaScotia #Halifax #NSfires #Tantallon #wildfire #UpperTantallon #Tantallonfire #BedfordFire #Halifaxfire #wildfires

#Canada #NovaScotia #Halifax #NSfires #Tantallon #wildfire #UpperTantallon #Tantallonfire #BedfordFire #Halifaxfire

... current evacuation status / map (05/31/23 - 9 am)

Comfort centre / evacuation shelter update

#Canada #NovaScotia #Halifax #NSfires #Tantallon #wildfire #UpperTantallon #Tantallonfire #BedfordFire #Halifaxfire

New Emergency Alert / evacuation WARNING for the #BedfordFire

#Bedford #Halifax #NovaScotia
#NovaScotiaFires #HalifaxFire
#TantallonFire #Tantallon

#WestwoodHills #Tantallon #Halifax #NovaScotia
#halifaxfire #TantallonFire #AnimalRescue

Because people interested / asking;

A second meeting point for animal rescue is set up at Full Gospel Church Halifax, 2256 Larry Uteck Blvd. in Bedford.

Volunteers can sign up there, also donations dropped.

Current needs:
human & pet food
bottled water
air mattresses