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Paradise has lifted the evacuation order for residents of Three Island Pond. Residents who were ordered to evacuate Tuesday because of the Paddy’s Pond wildfire can now return home. But the area still remains on evacuation alert and the order can be brought back at any time depending on the wildfire’s behaviour. The whole Town […]

The RNC is reminding parents, caregivers and youth of the dangers associated with unsupervised field parties. A party is planned for this weekend, which is particularly concerning given the province-wide fire ban. Police will closely monitor the area, and enforcement action will be taken in cases where an offence has occurred. Those found in violation […]

The RNC were called to a residence in Pouch Cove on Thursday evening to a report of an ATV operating in a wooded area. The complainant stopped the ATV, and officers ticketed the 16-year-old driver under the Forestry Act for operating an off-road vehicle in a prohibited area. The driver was also given a ticket […]

Premier John Hogan will provide a wildfire update this morning. Hogan will be joined by Education Minister Bernard Davis, Minister of Justice and Public Safety John Haggie, Minister of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture Lisa Dempster, RCMP Chief Superintendent Pamela Robinson, and departmental officials. The availability will take place at 10:15 a.m.

Gasoline prices dropped by up to 2.0 cents per litre, while diesel on the Island fell by the same amount. In Zones 13 and 13a, diesel declined by 1.9 cents per litre. Furnace oil on the Island was reduced by 1.71 cents per litre, and stove oil in Zones 13 and 13a went down by […]

The province gave a rough estimate of how many homes may have been list in the Conception Bay wildfires. It’s believed roughly 100 structures have been lost so far, as reality sets in for evacuees that their homes may not be there when they’re able to return to their communities. Here’s NTV’s Beth Penney.