Halifax Wildfire Evacuation Concerns
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Halifax wildfires: Residents of city’s western suburbs want more escape routes - Halifax | Globalnews.ca
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Halifax residents are anxious about the city's slow progress in creating more ways for them to flee if the flames return.
Federal research has noted the region has been abnormally dry over the past year .
City council recently approved a $2.7-million emergency road exit for Westwood Hills , but it’s to be located close to two existing exits.
The daycare centre owner says she has a detailed emergency plan outlining how staff and 68 children would escape in case of fire.
More than 200 structures, including 151 homes, were destroyed in the 2023 wildfire.
Daniel Newbury said he had hoped for short road extensions that would have connected his area to the neighbouring development of Indigo Shores .
He said he hoped for an alternative way to safety, allowing residents an alternative route to safety.
“It’s one study after another. They have meetings, they bring people in they say people own the land privately and they can’t get their hands on it,” he said.
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