Lake Echo (2021 population: 2,365) is an unincorporated suburban community located in

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, Canada that is part of the

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; approximately 15 kilometres east of Dartmouth. The area is mostly residential, with several subdivisions built in the 60's by Faber Construction LTD as well as in the 1980s and 1990s.

2008 fire

On June 13, 2008 a forest fire broke out near

Porters Lake Porters Lake (2011 population: 3,202) is a rural community in the Eastern Shore region of the Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, between Trunk 7 and Route 207, 27.8 km from Halifax. The residents mainly commute to jobs in Dartmouth, Burnside ...

, destroying two houses, damaging several others and burning six thousand

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of forest in total. The fire was believed to be caused by a camp fire and the

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laid no charges however it was determined that residue from

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fuelled the fire. The fire was the largest in an urban area fought in Nova Scotia and the largest fire in 30 years.

Gallery

File:Frozen-Lake-Echo.jpg, The sun rises above a frozen Lake Echo in 2007 File:Frozen-Lake-Echo-2.jpg, Winter sun setting across frozen Lake Echo in 2007 File:Lake-Echo-Dec-2008.jpg, Lake Echo, slightly frozen in December 2008 File:Lake-Echo-Dec-2008-2.jpg, Lake Echo, December 2008 File:Lake Echo Trailer Park Signs.jpg, Lake Echo trailer park signs

References

External links

Nova Scotia DOT WebcamOrenda Canoe ClubLake Echo & District Fire DepartmentHRM Youth Lake EchoNova Scotia Government News release
{{Halifax Regional Municipality Communities in Halifax, Nova Scotia General Service Areas in Nova Scotia