Nova Scotia is strongly recommending additional precautions for industrial and agricultural operations on private land. “…there are always safety precautions to reduce the risk of wildfires on Crown Land. We added to those requirements last week given the current conditions,” said Tory Rushton, Minister of Natural Resources. “We’re working with forestry, agriculture and other industries operating on private land to also use those measures until we see rain counteract these dangerously dry conditions.” Commercial operations like forestry and mining need a travel permit to continue working on Crown land. Where possible, such as in forestry, permits require work to be done between the hours of 8 p.m. and 10 a.m.; fire suppression equipment must be on hand, and there must be a two-hour fire watch after work is completed. On private land any activities that require heavy machinery, including agriculture and forestry, are strongly recommended to take the same approach.