Harbour Breton residents being evacuated due to forest fire

    Sunday, 30 April 2023 19:00

    By Tonya Organ

    Colin Peddle/Flickr

    RCMP and local fire department are on scene.

    Homes are being evacuated in Harbour Breton. RCMP and the local fire department are on the scene of a forest fire in an area on the north side of Harbour Breton. A water bomber is being dispatched and people are being asked to avoid the area. 

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