The forestry minister says fire breaks work, which is why the provincial government is continuing its support in preventing wildfires from encroaching on municipalities.

The first round of funding for community wildfire prevention and mitigation went out in April, with 58 communities receiving a share of $2.26 million.

Municipalities applied for the funding for projects to mitigate the threat of wildfires.

Among the recipients was the Lewisporte town council which received $223,000 to cut a fire break around the town.

Forestry Minister Pleaman Forsey says another round of applications will soon be available through the wildfire prevention and mitigation program for municipalities to avail of funding.

“We put efforts into some of those firebreaks….so we’re going to be putting out a new application process…pretty soon.  That will be up to the communities to do their assessments, and either firebreaks or other ways of protecting their communities.”

https://www.gov.nl.ca/releases/2026/fal/0407n01/

https://vocm.com/2026/04/13/town-of-lewisporte-to-build-fire-break/