File photo of a runner heading through Point Pleasant Park in Halifax on Aug. 13, 2010. The Canadian Press/Andrew Vaughan
A Nova Scotia man has filed a legal challenge to the provincial prohibition against going into the woods and a $28,000 ticket he received deliberately for not following it.
The province announced restrictions on activities in forested areas as of Aug. 5, saying that hot and dry conditions “greatly increased” the risk of wildfires. The restrictions include a ban on hiking, camping, fishing, or using vehicles in the woods, as well as a ban on using trail systems. The restrictions are in place until Oct. 15 or until the province deems conditions have improved enough for them to be lifted.
