A historic African Nova Scotian community is receiving provincial funding to reduce its wildfire risk, in a bid to help preserve the area’s heritage.
“What is being protected here is not only housing, it is 211 years of community,” said Hammonds Plains-Lucasville MLA Rick Burns on Friday.
Burns announced the province is committing $199,000 from its Sustainable Communities Challenge Fund to support the Upper Hammonds Plains Community Land Trust.
The trust is working on wildfire risk assessment and mitigation plans to protect individual properties and shared assets, including 85 historic homes, a church and community buildings.
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