N.S. Premier Tim Houston responds to Supreme Court ruling on woods ban

John Carpay: Court Ruling on Nova Scotia’s ‘Woods Ban’ a Victory for Freedom

Commentary Our ancient right to move about freely was affirmed and vindicated by the Nova Scotia Supreme Court on April 17, 2026 (also the 44th anniversary of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms coming into force). The Charter challenge was brought by Canadian Armed Forces Veteran Jeff Evely, who was fined $28,872.50 just for walking in the woods. He was issued the fine for not complying with Nova Scotia’s province-wide ban on walking (a…

Despite court ruling, N.S. premier says he would ban people from entering woods again

HALIFAX - The premier of Nova Scotia says if there were a repeat of last year's damaging wildfire season, he would consider banning access to the woods again

N.S. premier defends woods ban after court ruling, saying ‘we’ll do that again if necessary’ - Halifax

Nova Scotia's premier is doubling down on his government's so-called 'woods ban' last year during extreme drought conditions and high wildfire risk.

N.S. premier says he'd use a woods ban as a wildfire precaution again if necessary

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N.S. Premier Tim Houston responds to Supreme Court ruling on woods ban

Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston weighed in on the recent Supreme Court decision that found the province’s ban on entering the woods last summer during an extreme wildfire season was “unreasonable.”

Court says N.S. woods ban was unreasonable, but premier says he would do it again

Premier Tim Houston says he would institute a ban on entering the woods again, if the circumstances called for it, in spite of a judge saying last year’s provincewide decree was unreasonable.