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Weekly Traffic Advisories (Aug 20) Note: Each week the local listings are expanded and updated. During the week new and updated tasks are added. Every week a new post is started with fresh info but previous posts may be still valid. Municipal **** HRM Media Release Road Construction – Windmill Road Location: Windmill Road from Wyse […]
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**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release 10 New Cases of COVID-19, One Recovery, State of Emergency Renewed —————————————————————- NOTE: Nova Scotia is not issuing COVID-19 news releases or updating the COVID-19 data dashboard on weekends. Monday updates will include weekend data. —————————————————————- Today, Aug. 20, Nova Scotia is reporting 10 new cases of COVID-19 and one recovery. […]
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**** HRP Media Release Police charge man for falsely reporting a robbery Halifax Regional Police have charged a man for falsely reporting that he had been robbed. At approximately 3:20 p.m. on August 16, police received a report of a robbery that had occurred on Pickard Lane in Halifax. A man reported […]
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**** Premier Office Release Premier-designate Tim Houston and Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health, will release the province’s back-to-school plan and provide an update on COVID-19 Phase 5 on Monday, Aug. 23, at 3 p.m. The update will be livestreamed on http://novascotia.ca/stayinformed/webcast New Cabinet to be Sworn in Aug. 31 ————————————————————- […]
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**** HRM Media Release Risk advisory for Chocolate Lake Beach has been lifted The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents that the blue-green algae risk advisory previously in effect for Chocolate Lake Beach in Chocolate Lake has been lifted. Blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) is naturally occurring in freshwater environments and may become visible when […]
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**** RCMP Media Release RCMP arrest Upper Tantallon man for firearms offences Halifax District RCMP has arrested an Upper Tantallon man for firearms offences following an altercation in Upper Tantallon. On August 16, Halifax District RCMP were notified of an altercation that had occurred the day before, on August 15, at a home on […]
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**** RCMP Media Release RCMP arrest impaired driver on ATV with child passenger A 33-year-old man from Kingston faces impaired driving charges after police responded to an ATV collision on Main St. in Kingston. A child was passenger on the ATV. On August 14, at 3:40 p.m., Kings District RCMP received a call […]
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**** Info via Hal-Con We have had a few questions over the last few weeks so we put together a short FAQ! All of these items and more can be found on our website: http://hal-con.com/. Furthermore, you can always ask more questions by emailing [email protected]! ???????? ❓ Will vaccines be mandatory for Hal-Con this […]
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**** HRP Media Release Halifax Regional Police Chief Dan Kinsella’s statement regarding enforcement at homeless encampments on municipal property Below is a statement from Chief Kinsella as delivered at a press conference earlier today. The full video of the media conference is available on the Halifax Regional Police YouTube channel at http://youtu.be/fF8M6tM-lv8 “I want to […]
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**** Info via Environment Canada —- ENDED Tropical cyclone information statement The latest update from Environment Canada 1. SUMMARY OF BASIC INFORMATION AT 09:00 A.M. ADT. LOCATION: NEAR 33.6 NORTH 72.9 WEST. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS: 110 KILOMETRES PER HOUR. PRESENT MOVEMENT: NORTH-NORTHEAST AT 19 KILOMETRES PER HOUR. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE: 996 MILLIBARS. 2. SUMMARY. Henri […]
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