The Nova Scotia Government has lifted the province-wide burn ban and remaining restrictions on travel and activities in the woods as of 3 p.m. Tuesday.

Burning is still not permitted between the hours of 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. but may now be allowed after 2 p.m. depending on local conditions.

The province announced the lifting of restrictions shortly after issuing a release stating the Barrington Lake wildfire in Shelburne County is now under control.

The fire grew to a final size of 23,525 hectares (about 235 square kilometres) and is not expected to spread.

The release says, "...firefighters from the Department of Natural Resources and Renewables (DNRR), the Department of National Defence, Newfoundland and Labrador, and the United States are still on the scene doing mop up. Volunteer and municipal firefighters are on call to help.”

It goes on to explain, “Mop up means firefighters start at the perimeter of the fire and advance toward the centre in a grid pattern to systematically extinguish hot spots. Tactics include looking and smelling for smoke, digging up hot spots and dousing them with water. Depending on the size of a fire, mop up can take days or weeks.”

DNNR says helicopters will be flying over wildfires in the next week using infrared technology to help detect hotspots.

The fine for burning illegally remains at $25,000.

People are advised to check the Nova Scotia burn-safe map for conditions in their area before lighting any fires.

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