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**** EDUCATION/EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT Media Release New Student Transportation Policy for September —————————————————————- A new student transportation policy will come into effect in September. The policy was developed with input from a November 2018 online school bus consultation survey that more than 8,000 Nova Scotians responded to. “After consulting with school communities throughout Halifax […]
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**** HRP Media Release Two new incidents and one update to pass along Man Arrested for Making Threats to Cause Damage to Property At approximately 6:00 p.m. on June 14th, a man attended the Police Headquarters building on Gottingen Street in Halifax and made threatening comments to an employee indicating he intended to burn […]
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**** HRM Release Burning Rules and Regulations It is important to protect your home and community. Check out our prevention page for some helpful tips or follow this link for multi-language material. Domestic Burning in a Permit Required Zone If your property is serviced with both municipal water AND sewer, then you are in what’s described as a […]
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**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release No New Cases of COVID-19, Day Cares Open Tomorrow —————————————————————————————————————– As of today, June 14, Nova Scotia has 1,061 confirmed cases of COVID-19. No new cases were identified Saturday, June 13. Licensed childcare centres and family daycare homes can reopen tomorrow, June 15. Childcare centres will begin opening at 50 per […]
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**** HRP Media Release UPDATE on suspicious fire A 30-years-old Dartmouth man was taken into custody this morning in relation to this incident. He has since been released from custody and will appear in Dartmouth Provincial Court at a later date to face charges of Arson, mischief/property damage and breach of previously imposed conditions. . […]
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**** Published by Hope for Wildlife A step forward. Via Hope for Wildlife. “We would like to give everyone an update on our current bear situation. The Minister of Lands and Forestry has agreed to meet with us to discuss the policy, along with several other bear experts from other provinces. As we continue with […]
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**** RCMP Media Release Man charged with weapons offences and others following dispute On June 11 just after 11:30 p.m., members of Lunenburg District RCM responded to a call of an assault in the community of Windsor Rd., where the accused left the scene, and was believed to be impaired. RCMP members located […]
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**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release COVID-19/HEALTH/WELLNESS–CXN–No New Cases of COVID-19 —————————————————————————————————————– CORRECTION: To the release sent today, June 13, at about 12:15 p.m., to update confirmed and active cases due to a false positive test result. —————————————————————- As of today, June 13, Nova Scotia has 1,062 confirmed cases of COVID-19. One new case was identified Friday, […]
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**** HRP Media Release Police charge Dartmouth man in relation to two recent armed robberies On June 12, 2020 at approximately 12:45 p.m. members of the Halifax Regional Police patrol division arrested a 51-year-old Dartmouth man in relation to two recent armed robberies. The incidents had been investigated by the Halifax Regional Police/ RCMP […]
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**** HRP Media Release Police seek driver following erratic driving complaint resulting in a collision At approximately 10:09 p.m. Halifax Regional Police responded to a driving complaint made by a citizen who reported an erratic driver in a white SUV near the intersection of Main Street and Major Street in Dartmouth. While en-route […]
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