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**** LANDS/FORESTRY Media Releases Porters Lake Wildfire —————————————————————- Provincial wildfire fighting crews are fighting a wildfire in the Porters Lake area of Halifax Regional Municipality. The fire is estimated to cover about 40 hectares, but is growing. The fire started at about 12:30 p.m. today, May 23, on the north side of Highway 107. Shortly […]
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**** HRFE Media Release Evacuation order lifted in Porters Lake area Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency (HRFE) crews remain on scene at a wildfire in the Porters Lake area near Highway 107 and exit 19. The evacuation order has been lifted and all residents are now able to return to their homes as of 6 […]
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**** HRP Media Release HRP Media Update On May 23, 2020 Halifax Regional Police and Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency responded to a fire in the 5000 block of Inglis St, Halifax. The fire was inside an apartment and was quickly extinguished. After doing so firefighters determined the fire to be suspicious in nature. […]
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**** Via Environment Canada **** ENDED The air quality advisory from Environment Canada remains in place. “Smoke is causing poor air quality and reducing visibility. Smoke is expected or occurring. Location: Porters Lake near exit 19 of Highway 107 A forest fire occurring near highway 107 exit 19 will likely cause smoke and reduced air […]
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**** COVID-19/HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release One New Case of COVID-19 —————————————————————- There will be no COVID-19 media briefings this weekend. Government will continue to issue news releases on new cases each day. —————————————————————- As of today, May 23, Nova Scotia has 1,049 confirmed cases of COVID-19. One new case was identified Friday, May 22. “As […]
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**** LANDS/FORESTRY Media Releases Chester Grant Fire Update, May 23, 10 a.m. —————————————————————- Provincial wildfire fighting crews returned at first light today, May 23, to the Chester Grant, Lunenburg Co., area to fight a forest fire that started Friday, May 22. There are 14 fire departments, water supply tankers and Lands and Forestry staff on […]
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**** Frost Advisory via Environment Canada **** ENDED . ****** Extended: Time span: overnight and early Sunday morning. A frost advisory now issued via Environment Canada. Check out the link for more information: http://weather.gc.ca/warnings/index_e.html?prov=ns “Frost may damage some crops in frost-prone areas. Frost advisories are issued when temperatures are expected to reach the freezing mark […]
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**** HRP Media Release Missing Person: Ian Robert Nichol Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing 46-year-old Halifax man. Ian Robert Nichol was last seen on March 27 in Halifax. He was reported missing to police on May 20. Ian is described as a white man, 5’9”, with short brown hair, […]
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**** HRP Media Release Police looking to identify suspect in sexual assault Police are looking for the public’s assistance in identifying a man in relation to a sexual assault that occurred in Dartmouth. On May 19 police received a report of a sexual assault that had occurred earlier in the day on the […]
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**** HRP Media Release Police continue to investigate the murder of Leon Anthony Adams Today marks the 15-year anniversary of the murder of Leon Anthony Adams and homicide investigators in the Special Investigation Section of the Integrated Criminal Investigation Division continue to investigate the case. At 4:20 a.m. on May 22, 2005, police […]
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