Lake George wildfire still out of control and spread to 2.85 square km with wind

A plane from Newfoundland and Labrador flies over the Lake George wildfire near Aylesford, N.S. in this Friday, Oct. 3, 2025 handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - Province of Nova Scotia (Mandatory Credit)

AYLESFORD - The wildfire in Lake George, Nova Scotia, is still considered out of control, and has grown. 

The province says emergency crews battled dry and windy conditions to keep the blaze to approximately 285 hectares, or about 2.85 square kilometres. 

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