Nova Scotia just made it illegal to set foot in the woods.
Hiking, fishing, hunting, camping: all off limits
And if you ignore it, you could be fined $28,000.
Here’s why this has nothing to do with your safety:
Hiking, fishing, hunting, camping: all off limits
And if you ignore it, you could be fined $28,000.
Here’s why this has nothing to do with your safety:
On Aug 5, the province announced a total forest closure.
They say months of drought have left forests “bone dry” and most recent wildfires are human-caused.
Their answer: keep everyone out until Oct 15, or until it rains.
The penalty?
They say months of drought have left forests “bone dry” and most recent wildfires are human-caused.
Their answer: keep everyone out until Oct 15, or until it rains.
The penalty?
$25,000 CAD plus fees, $28,872.50 total.
Over $288,000 in fines have already been issued this season.
One man says he was fined the max for simply walking into the woods.
Now compare that to 2023’s Barrington Wildfire:
Over $288,000 in fines have already been issued this season.
One man says he was fined the max for simply walking into the woods.
Now compare that to 2023’s Barrington Wildfire:
It destroyed homes and burned thousands of acres.
The man who started it? No arson charge. No fine. No jail.
Just minor charges for lighting a fire without permission.
So the government hits law-abiding citizens harder than someone who burned down part of the province.
The man who started it? No arson charge. No fine. No jail.
Just minor charges for lighting a fire without permission.
So the government hits law-abiding citizens harder than someone who burned down part of the province.
If that sounds upside down, it’s because it is.
For rural Canadians, this ban is more than an inconvenience.
Hunting, fishing, foraging, these aren’t hobbies, they’re part of our way of life.
Now we’re treated like criminals for setting foot on the land.
For rural Canadians, this ban is more than an inconvenience.
Hunting, fishing, foraging, these aren’t hobbies, they’re part of our way of life.
Now we’re treated like criminals for setting foot on the land.
Canada signed the UN’s “30x30” biodiversity plan, conserving 30% of land and water by 2030.
Are “temporary” bans like this a step toward permanent restrictions?
We've already set dangerous precedents for government thinking it's their job to do all the thinking for us.
Are “temporary” bans like this a step toward permanent restrictions?
We've already set dangerous precedents for government thinking it's their job to do all the thinking for us.
First it was “hiking causes wildfires.”
Now it’s “we’re banning you because you might break a leg.”
When the story changes, trust erodes.
Protecting nature matters. Preventing wildfires matters...
Now it’s “we’re banning you because you might break a leg.”
When the story changes, trust erodes.
Protecting nature matters. Preventing wildfires matters...
But you don’t build trust by punishing the wrong people.
Common sense enforcement targets real threats, not responsible Canadians.
The woods belong to Canadians who’ve stewarded them for generations.
Common sense enforcement targets real threats, not responsible Canadians.
The woods belong to Canadians who’ve stewarded them for generations.
Work with us, not against us.
Otherwise these "temporary" rules will become permanent divides.
Remember, we already have financial penalties for not doing what we're "supposed to do."
The precedent is set.
Otherwise these "temporary" rules will become permanent divides.
Remember, we already have financial penalties for not doing what we're "supposed to do."
The precedent is set.
Ask questions. Push for transparency.
Because once freedoms are gone, they don’t come back easily.
If Tim Houston cared about stopping wildfires, he’d go after the guy who lit one, not fine families $29,000 for walking in the woods.
Because once freedoms are gone, they don’t come back easily.
If Tim Houston cared about stopping wildfires, he’d go after the guy who lit one, not fine families $29,000 for walking in the woods.
The bottom line?
Decisions like this don't happen in isolation, this is a test run.
Today it's Nova Scotia's forests. Tomorrow it could be your province.
The trend? More government overreach, not less.
Decisions like this don't happen in isolation, this is a test run.
Today it's Nova Scotia's forests. Tomorrow it could be your province.
The trend? More government overreach, not less.
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