Officials Are Asking Owners To Refrain From Checking The Properties

(Photo via Facebook by Derrick Bragg.) Government officials are asking cabin owners in central Newfoundland to stay off forest roads to check on their properties while officials continue to monitor and deal with wildfires in the area. The states of emergency that had been in place in the central and peninsular Connaigre regions were officially lifted from midnight yesterday.
Forestry Minister Derrick Bragg says while conditions have improved, the smoldering fires could reignite at any time. Bragg says forest roads in the area should remain open for ground crews, but they are asking residents and property owners not to enter the area. He says it was easier to monitor the forest roads when the Bay d’Espoir highway was closed, but now that the main highway has reopened, they have police and others monitoring the access points to make sure people “stay away.”