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**** Halifax Water Media Release Wipes and gloves continue to clog the sewer system. This load was pulled from 1 of the 167 wastewater (sewer) pumping stations owned, operated, and maintained by Halifax Water. Wipes do not break down in water the same way that toilet paper is designed to. They clog pipes both inside […]
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**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Thirty New Cases of COVID-19 ————————————————————— Premier Stephen McNeil and Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health will provide an update today, April 16, at 3 p.m. This update will be livestreamed on http://novascotia.ca/stayinformed/webcast . ————————————————————— As of today, April 16, Nova Scotia has 579 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Thirty […]
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**** HRP Media Release Man charged for multiple thefts Police have charged a man in relation to nine thefts that have occurred in Halifax over the last month. Police received nine reports of thefts that occurred between March 10 and April 5, where a man had entered a store and asked for cigarettes. The employee […]
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**** Info via Health Canada Fraudulent and unauthorized N95 respirators may not protect consumers against COVID-19 Health Canada has received reports that fraudulent and uncertified N95 respirators that falsely claim to protect consumers against COVID-19 are being illegally sold to consumers online and in some stores. In Canada, N95 respirators are regulated by Health Canada […]
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**** RCMP Media Release Fatal collision closes Highway 104 At approximately 4 a.m. on April 16, a fatal collision occurred on Hwy. 104 when a pickup truck struck a pedestrian between Exits 13 and 14 in the eastbound lanes. The truck driver was not able to avoid the pedestrian. The pedestrian, a 40-year-old man from […]
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**** Info via Festival Dear friends, We are heartbroken to announce that we have made the difficult decision to cancel the 24th edition of the Stan Rogers Folk Festival, scheduled for July 23 to 26, 2020. The following were the basis for our decision: 1. There is a very high likelihood that the isolation measures […]
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**** NSHA Media Release NSHA advising of potential COVID-19 exposure at several HRM locations NSHA Public Health is advising of potential exposure to COVID-19 at several Halifax Regional Municipality locations: Atlantic Superstore, 9 Braemar Dr., Dartmouth from April 9 TO April 11 Halifax Transit routes Route #61 to Bridge Terminal/Halifax between 5 pm – 8 […]
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**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Thirty-two New Cases of COVID-19 ————————————————————— Premier Stephen McNeil and Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health will provide an update today, April 15, at 3 p.m. This update will be livestreamed on http://novascotia.ca/stayinformed/webcast . ————————————————————— As of today, April 15, Nova Scotia has 549 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Thirty-two […]
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**** Via Cape Breton Regional Police CBRP issued 42 Summary Offence tickets over the 4-day holiday weekend, for violating provincial COVID-19 orders. Officers responded to numerous complaints of group gatherings, where 26 individuals at 6 different residences were charged for Failing to Comply with the Health Protection Act for not Social Distancing. And, a Marine […]
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**** RCMP Media Release Man charged following break, enter and theft Halifax District RCMP have charged a 56-year-old man following a break, enter and theft in Lower Sackville. On April 9 at approximately 7 p.m., Halifax District RCMP received a report from a towing company that a man had entered their secure tow yard, got […]
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