‘The Day That The Rains Came Down’ In Wildfire Burning Nova Scotia

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Eureka! The Almighty’s Providence came raining down on the worst of the “out-of control”, week-long Nova Scotia forest fires early this morning—literally raining down on them.

God’s Grace rained down on scare-mongering major news outlets whose messages of the last seven days hinted broadly that even with outside help, it was becoming all but impossible to extinguish the “raging wildfires” destined to burn the beautiful Province of Nova Scotia, “Canada’s Ocean Playground” down to an unrecognizable, post-Global Warming crisp.

It didn’t happen because the rains came instead. And, because the rains are forecast to remain over the next five days, the destruction of Nova Scotia won’t likely happen at all.

The mainline and social media join governments in scaring little folk by blaming everything on global warming/climate change.

Not today, Global Warming!

‘Halifax-area wildfire 85% contained and not expected to spread, officials say’-CBC, June 3, 2023.

“Four wildfires were extinguished today, June 2. This brings the total number of active wildfires in the province to 11. Below are details on the five largest wildfires.(Nova Scotia Update on Wildfires, June 2 (evening))

“Barrington Lake, Shelburne County:

• fire is still out of control, covering 23,015 hectares (230 square kilometres)
• firefighters about 90 from Department of Natural Resources and Renewables (DNRR) and more than 40 volunteer/municipal
• air resources include five helicopters, one water bomber from Newfoundland and Labrador, and heavy equipment

“Lake Road, Municipality of the District of Shelburne:

• fire is still out of control, estimated at 114 hectares
• 15 DNRR firefighters

Evacuation information for the Shelburne fires is available here: 

“Pubnico, Yarmouth County:

• fire is still out of control and covers 163 hectares
• firefighters on scene include 20 from DNRR

Air and heavy equipment resources are being co-ordinated between the three wildfires in Shelburne and Yarmouth counties.

“Westwood Hills, Tantallon:

• fire is 50 per cent contained, but still out of control, at an estimated 950 hectares
• firefighters on scene include 40 from DNRR, 100 from Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) and nine from Department of National Defence
• air resources include five helicopters and one water bomber from Newfoundland and Labrador.

“Containment efforts include a combination of fire-supressing methods including dozer breaks, natural breaks and nefire-suppressingarby highways. The fire still poses a number of areas of concern, keeping the status out of control.

“Hammonds Plains:

• fire is holding at four hectares and is 100 per cent contained
• 10 HRM volunteer firefighters are on scene.

“Up-to-date information on HRM comfort centres, evacuation centres, response efforts and more, is available Halifax.ca and by following @hfxgov on Twitter.

“People are asked to please remain away from all wildfire areas.

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For the first time last night, the smell of acrid smoke permeated throughout our village

“Quick Facts:

• the four wildfires extinguished today were in Annapolis, Cumberland, Halifax and Kings counties
• there is a province-wide ban on open fires; the fine has been increased to $25,000 for breaking the burn ban
• travel and activities in the woods are restricted
• people should not operate drones over a forest fire; drones can interfere with the suppression effort and pose a danger to aircraft and first responders
• people should only call 911 if their health or safety is threatened and they need immediate help; for non-emergencies in HRM related to the police, people can call 902-490-5016

News Release - Increased Fine for Breaking Burn Ban:

During the past week some 20,000 Nova Scotians, many of them, hard-working fishermen and farmers were evacuated from their homes.

On Friday, a fire, described today as “still out of control” and covering 163 hectares, arrived in the small Acadian fishing village, that Canada Free Press (CFP) has called home for the past year

Other than a 2-week-long drought, killing crops and gardens, neither the authorities, nor media reported on how the fires got started, only that they were on xx hectares, and spreading quickly in an uncontrollable fashion.

For the first time last night, the smell of acrid smoke permeated throughout our village.

Life On Earth Akin To Living in the Twilight Zone

To me and Brian it was akin to living in the Twilight Zone, in a situation with far more questions than answers.

In an after dark car ride down to the docks after a restless day, we took heart seeing scores of lobster boats with their nightlights glowing through a heavy smoke screen in the dark.

We were worried when we returned home because of the smell of acrid smoke even though all house windows were kept shut.
Easy to imagine our joy and relief when we woke first thing this morning to cool refreshing winds, no smoke—and plenty of rain.

As the singer belts out in a decades old song in ‘The Day That The Rains Came Down’, “RAIN,SWEET RAIN!”

To CFP, and I’m sure, countless other ‘Bluenosers’, the message that came in with the rain is that “God is Still in His Heavens” no matter what governments and the media say in trying to scare monger the rest of us.

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