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Nova Scotia lifts its ban on travel in wooded areas after heavy rain

Aug 17, 2016 | 11:45 AM

HALIFAX — A ban on activities in Nova Scotia’s woods has been lifted across the mainland after a day of heavy rainfall.

The ban on camping, hiking or visiting woods was announced last week in an effort to reduce the risk of wildfires.

The restrictions were lifted in Cape Breton earlier this week, and the Department of Natural Resources says it’s now safe to open the woods across the mainland as well.

Natural Resources Minister Lloyd Hines says in a statement that the hard work of firefighters and the “good fortune” of rainfall made it possible to lift the ban.