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Tips to Help Prevent Wild Fires:The Municipality of the District of St. Mary’s would like residents to please take Fire and Wildfire prevention very seriously.
In Nova Scotia, almost all wildfires are human-caused, so prevention is our first line of defence.

Things you need to know to help prevent wild fires:
1. Please check the Burn Safe Map for daily information and restrictions before any outdoor burning. https://novascotia.ca/burnsafe/
2. Daily burn restrictions are in place from March 15th to October 15th to help prevent wildfires. Under these restrictions, burning is not permitted between 8:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Each day at 2:00 p.m., the Burn Safe map is updated to show the daily restrictions. People can also call 1-855-564-2876 (BURN) for this information.
3. The Province recently announced that the fine for violating the daily burn restrictions has been increased to $25,000 for this wildfire season. The fine amounts are set in the Summary Offence Ticket Regulations. The $25,000 fine also includes HST and a victim surcharge, bringing the total to $28,872.50. Conservation officers, police and other law enforcement officers can issue the fine on the spot in the form of a summary offence ticket.
Additional Fire Safety Tips:

• Prepare an Emergency Kit: Assemble a kit with essential items such as water, non-perishable food, medications, important documents, clothing, and a first aid kit. Keep it easily accessible.
• Protect Your Home from fire: Keep the area surrounding and touching your home clear of debris and unkept vegetation or other flammable materials.
• Do NOT throw cigarette butts or anything with an ember or spark outdoors, eg a cigarette butt thrown from a moving vehicle creates a serious risk of causing a fire.

By following these prevention and safety tips, you can significantly reduce the risk of fires.
Additional information on Fire Safety:

• Fire restrictions - Government of Nova Scotia, Canada - Burn Safe Map
• fire-proclamation_2024-05-15.pdf (novascotia.ca) – Fire Proclamation
• https://news.novascotia.ca/en/2024/05/16/large-increase-fine-illegal-burning-during-wildfire-season - Fine/Charges Information
• Nova Scotia Government | Facebook – NS Gov Facebook Page

To learn more about fire safety and tips to keep you safe this spring/summer season, please click the link below:
 file:///C:/Users/Office/Downloads/Fire%20Safety.pdf

Today, April 28, 2025, is National Day of Mourning for employees that have died, became injured or became ill from their employment.

Marked annually in Canada on April 28, the National Day of Mourning is dedicated to remembering those who have lost their lives, suffered injury or illness on the job, or experienced a work-related tragedy. #NationalDayOfMourning The Municipality will be flying the flag will be at half-mast for the national day of mourning for staff that have died, been injured, or became ill during their employment
At MODSM we are committed to providing a safe work environment.

Please be advised that on April,17,2025 beginning at 7:30PM Public Works staff will be conducting scheduled maintenance and repairs to the water system.
Customers/Users may experience water pressure fluctuations, disruptions to service and discoloration during this time . We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause .

Coastal Nova Scotia is going to be hosting two Discover Days on the Eastern Shore - one at Sherbrooke Village (May 29 from 4:00pm-6:00pm) and one at the Chedabucto Lifestyle Complex (June 5 from 4:00pm-6:00pm). Local operators and organizations will set-up booths and the public will go around and learn about each business/organization. Each operator and/or organization that has a booth will need to provide a door prize - it can be baked goods, a gift certificate etc. If tourism operators are interested in a booth, they can email Kara at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..