Rain has helped contain 395-hectare fire in western Nova Scotia that crews have been battling for more than a week.
The Department of Natural Resources says the fire at Seven Mile Lake in Annapolis County is 70 per cent contained as of Sunday morning, up from 50 per cent on Saturday evening.
Officials say progress is expected to continue Sunday with a chance of showers later in the day.
"Our on-site weather station has given us a measurement of approximately 15 millimetres, so in the big picture, it's not going to give us any advantage for our drought conditions," said Dan Steeves of the Department of Natural Resources.
The Seven Mile Lake wildfire broke out on Aug. 4 near one of Nova Scotia's natural gems, Kejimkujik National Park.
Firebreaks have been carved out around most of the blaze.
"It allows us to work the perimeter a little bit more aggressively," said Steeves.
Restaurant employee Cindy Ross has helped cater food for firefighters. She says the whole community is grateful for their work.
"Putting their lives at risk every day for sure, fighting the fire for us to keep it at bay," said Ross.
Jim Rudderham, the province's operations manager for forest protection, said the blaze is the largest the province has seen since flames tore through a forested area near the Spryfield community of Halifax in 2009, destroying 10 buildings.
The fire at Seven Mile Lake is one of 17 wildfires that have broken out across the province since last week, most of which have been extinguished or brought under control.
About 200 people from at least five provinces have contributed to the fire-fighting effort, as well as a fleet of water bombers from Newfoundland and Labrador and New Brunswick.
With files from The Canadian Press and CTV Atlantic's Ron Shaw.
