Honouring those who helped Shelburne County through its darkest time.

A brand-new art display on Water Street in Shelburne was unveiled on Saturday.

Sixty-six red hearts on a fence, each with the name of a fire department that battled last year’s Barrington Lake wildfire, the largest in our province’s history.

Students from Shelburne Regional High School created the hearts.

Grade 11 student Jeremy Quinlan and all the students were on hand.

“It makes me feel proud that they can see this forever, and they will feel thanked,” said Quinlan, who’s family took in wildfire evacuees.