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(Utility) via Halifax Water “Main Street – Water System Upgrades As part of the Caledonia Road Water Transmission Main Upgrade Project, Brycon Construction Ltd., on behalf of Halifax Water will be undertaking water main work on Main Street in Dartmouth beginning tonight (Wednesday, August 26th). This work will take place on Main Street at the […]
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**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release One New Case of COVID-19 ————————————————————— As of today, Aug. 26, Nova Scotia has five active cases of COVID-19. One new case was identified on Tuesday, Aug. 25. The new case is in the Northern Zone and is connected to a previously reported case. The QEII Health Sciences Centre’s microbiology lab […]
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**** HRP Media Release Police report incident to SiRT Earlier this evening, police responded to a report of a stolen motor vehicle and were following GPS coordinates reported by a caller. Officers were following the vehicle at Waterloo St and Fraser St in Halifax when the driver put the vehicle in reverse and struck […]
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**** Via Environment Canada ^^^^ ENDED Environment Canada has issued a thunderstorm watch for some of NS and warnings for others. Check the link for more information: http://weather.gc.ca/warnings/index_e.html?prov=ns “Severe thunderstorm watch in effect Conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts, large hail and heavy […]
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Via the HHB “Traffic Advisory: The Macdonald Bridge will be closed 7pm Friday, August 28 until 5:30am Monday, August 31. The sidewalk and bike lane will be open. This is the first of four consecutive weekend closures required on the Macdonald Bridge. Several bearings on the Dartmouth approach spans are being replaced. Replacing bearings on […]
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**** HIAA Release HIAA’s Emergency Response Services team is always onsite and ready to respond, including our team of firefighters. The Platoons respond to requests for aircraft assistance upon landing and medical calls on the airport property. In 2019, the Emergency Response Services team and Duty Managers responded to 48 flight diversions and over 600 […]
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**** LETR Release THE 2020 CONVOY IS DESIGNED TO BE A SAFE EVENT! September 19th We are very excited to let you know that plans for the 2020 Convoy in support of Special Olympics Nova Scotia are well underway. We have an active and enthusiastic Steering Committee have an event plan that meets all the […]
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**** RCMP Media Release RCMP : Tackling cybercrime during a pandemic Cybercriminals are trying to profit from COVID-19, but a new RCMP unit is working to stop them. Credit: RCMP Built to fight cybercrime, an RCMP unit is spending part of its inaugural year protecting Canadians from criminals who are trying to use COVID-19 to exploit them. […]
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**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release No New Cases of COVID-19 ————————————————————— As of today, Aug. 25, Nova Scotia has four active cases of COVID-19. No new cases were identified on Monday, Aug. 24. The QEII Health Sciences Centre’s microbiology lab completed 547 Nova Scotia tests on Aug. 24 and is operating 24-hours. To date, Nova Scotia […]
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**** NOVA SCOTIA LIQUOR CORPORATION Release NSLC First-Quarter Results ————————————————————– The Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation (NSLC) released its first-quarter financial results today, Aug. 25, for April 1 to June 28, 2020. It was an unprecedented quarter with a 5.3 per cent increase in sales to $184.2 million with $166.8 million in beverage alcohol sales and […]
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