More evacuees in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis County will be allowed back into their homes, as the province changes the Long Lake wildfire’s status from out of control to “being held.”

Residents were forced from their homes some three weeks ago due to the fire.

The Long Lake wildfire has been the province’s largest this season — consuming 85 square kilometres, destroying 20 homes and forcing about 1,000 people to evacuate their neighbourhoods around West Dalhousie, N.S.

Some of the evacuees were allowed back into their homes last week.

Over the weekend, the province said the fires had not grown and there was no new report of damage .

As well, the department said firefighters had finished surrounding the burned area with fire breaks, which include areas carved from the woods with heavy

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