Nova Scotia Department of Environment and Climate Chang

09/08/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/08/2026 13:52

Upper Hammonds Plains Funding Announcement - Video

Richard Hayes, Assistant Chief at Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency, sits next to Curtis Whiley of the Upper Hammonds Plains Community Land Trust at the funding announcement Friday, September 4. (Province of Nova Scotia)

Below is video from the announcement Friday, September 4, of provincial funding for the Upper Hammonds Plains Community Land Trust's work to reduce wildfire risk in the historic African Nova Scotian community. The news release is at: https://news.novascotia.ca/en/2026/09/04/support-reducing-wildfire-risk-upper-hammonds-plains and photos are available at: https://news.novascotia.ca/en/2026/09/04/upper-hammonds-plains-announcement-photos-video

Other than cropping, Province of Nova Scotia photos are not to be altered in any way.

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