2 years ago
Weather helping fight Churchill Falls forest fire, power restored in Wabush
It’s been one week since a wildfire burning close to Churchill Falls forced residents to evacuate their homes, leaving almost everything behind. The situation escalated this week after the fire jumped the river. Today, there was some positive news. NTV’s Beth Penney reports from Happy Valley-Goose Bay.
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2 years ago
A bit of an unsettled forecast for the Island, while much cooler weather invades Labrador
The weather across the Big Land will turn much cooler overnight, and wind speeds will slacken behind a cold front. The combination of these two things, plus the rain, should allow firefighters to get a better handle on the fire burning near Churchill Falls. That fire burned as far north as the reservoir north of […]
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2 years ago
Rain and showers linger into Wednesday on the Island, while some much-needed rain arrives in Labrador
REMINDER: There is a fire ban in effect Province-wide due the fires ongoing in Labrador. Please do not ignore this and be sure to follow all your local rules and regulations with resepct to open flames Newfoundland’s Forecast Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Labrador’s Forecast Wednesday Thursday and Friday Saturday Sunday
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2 years ago
Firebreak to serve as physical barrier between wildfire, town of Churchill Falls
Fire fighting efforts continued today to knock down a blaze threatening Churchill Falls. A group of contractors have begun creating a fire break to serve as a physical barrier, between the fire, and the town. NTV’s Beth Penney reports.
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