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**** HRM Media Release Canada Day 2020 – Virtual Celebrations Mayor Mike Savage and members of Regional Council are inviting residents to join in the first virtual Canada Day celebrations on Wednesday, July 1, 2020. Halifax was selected by Canadian Heritage and CBC to take part in a national virtual Canada Day celebration. Halifax will […]
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**** HIAS Release Coming to the airport? Here’s what you need to know. Everyone has a role to play to protect themselves and those around them by wearing a mask or face covering, practicing good personal hygiene, and keeping a safe physical distance. Masks Anyone who comes to the airport is required to wear a […]
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**** HRM Media Release Response to COVID-19: Halifax Mobility Response – Streets and Spaces The Halifax Regional Municipality continues to monitor and respond to the rapidly evolving effects of COVID-19. Beginning Friday, June 19, the following streets will be added to the list of ‘slow streets’ as part of phase two of the Halifax Mobility […]
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**** RCMP Media Release Colchester District RCMP is asking for help from the public to solve a vandalism complaint at the Old Clifton Cemetery. Sometime between June 12 and June 14, vandals entered the Old Clifton Cemetery and pushed over several headstones, breaking many of them and causing thousands of dollars in damage. The broken […]
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**** HRM Media Release Public Service Announcement Response to COVID-19: Update to Parks & Recreation – Playgrounds The Halifax Regional Municipality continues to monitor and respond to the rapidly evolving effects of COVID-19. Following the provincial public health update regarding access to playgrounds, all municipal playgrounds are now open effective immediately. Staff are […]
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**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release New Gathering Limits Announced —————————————————————– Premier Stephen McNeil and Dr. Robert Strang, chief medical officer of health for Nova Scotia, announced today, June 18, changes to gathering limits given Nova Scotia’s low rates of COVID-19. “We’ve now had well over a week with no new cases of COVID-19 and low rates […]
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**** HEALTH/WELLNESS MediaRelease No New Cases of COVID-19 —————————————————————- As of today, June 18, Nova Scotia has two active cases of COVID-19. The last new case was identified on June 9. The QEII Health Sciences Centre’s microbiology lab completed 580 Nova Scotia tests on Wednesday, June 17 and is operating 24-hours. There are no licensed […]
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**** HRP Media Release Pets in parked vehicles With the hot weather today, Halifax Regional Police reminds citizens to not leave their pets in parked vehicles. On a warm day, even with the windows open, a parked vehicle quickly becomes like a furnace and presents potentially fatal conditions for pets left inside. With […]
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**** RCMP Media Release Fentanyl detected in Windsor-West Hants, two charged On April 20, Windsor District RCMP issued a warning about drugs in the Windsor-West Hants area after responding to two overdoses in 24 hours. One person died and another was transported to hospital and has survived. The drugs were immediately seized and sent for […]
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**** NS SPCA Media Release Nova Scotia SPCA and PetSmart Charities® of Canada Announce Drive-Thru Pet Pantry The Nova Scotia SPCA is excited to announce they will be hosting a contact-less drive-thru pet pantry after being awarded a $9,500 grant from PetSmart Charities of Canada. Pet owners who have been financially affected by COVID-19 are welcome […]
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