The Nova Scotia government has changed provincial regulations to permanently set the fine for illegal burning in the province ...

The $25,000 fine was first introduced in 2023 in the immediate wake of the large wildfires in Halifax and Shelburne counties ...

The Nova Scotia government ... how serious we are," Natural Resources Minister Tory Rushton said in the release. Burn restrictions are in effect in Nova Scotia from March 15 to Oct. 15.