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Coastal Navigators - Helping Coastal Communities & Property Owners

Nova Scotia’s coastal Navigators can help you, at no cost, to understand the risks of coastal flooding and erosion on your business’ coastal property.

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Wildfire Season Extended Provincewide

Wildfire season has been extended provincewide until October 31, 2025. Daily burning restrictions continue to apply.

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Receive Hands-on Training from Digital Experts to Boost Your Online Marketing

Digital Days are coming to the Northumberland Shore and Cape Breton. Receive hands-on training from digital experts to boost your online marketing.

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Webinar: Digital Brand Identity on a Budget

Join us November 6 and learn how to build a professional brand identity without breaking the bank. Discover how to use Canva's free and affordable tools to create consistent colors, fonts, and templates that make your tourism business stand out online and attract more visitors in 2025.

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Fall 2025 Advertising Campaigns

See our campaigns to help travellers discover vibrant landscapes, rich history, and unforgettable experiences in the heart of Canada’s East Coast this autumn.

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Halifax Stanfield Receives Routes World 2025 Award

Congratulations to Halifax Stanfield for winning Routes World 2025 Best Airport under 5 million passengers! See the news release.

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See the New Nova Scotia Tourism Sector Strategic Plan

The Nova Scotia Tourism Sector Strategic Plan is roadmap to guide industry, government, and community actions over the next five years to drive sustainable tourism growth.

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Destination Canada Presents Destination Dialogues Webinar & Workshop

This October 8, 2025 Destination Dialogues webinar and workshop will explore how destinations and businesses in rural, remote, northern, and Indigenous communities can turn local knowledge and culture into regenerative tourism experiences. Register here. 

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Woods Restrictions Lifted Except in Annapolis County

Restrictions on travel and activities in the woods are lifted in all remaining counties except Annapolis as of 4 p.m. today, September 18.
The risk of wildfires is now low enough to allow restrictions on travel and activities in the woods to be lifted today. The burn ban remains in place until October 15 – regarded as the end of wildfire season – or until conditions allow them to be lifted.

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