Month: May 2022

Municipal service level adjustments on Victoria Day, Monday May 23

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**** HRM Media Release Municipal service level adjustments on Victoria Day, Monday May 23 ​ The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents of the following municipal service level adjustments on Victoria Day, Monday May 23. ​ Solid Waste Collection and Facility Hours No municipal solid waste collection services will take place on Monday, May 23. […]

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Halifax Water is experiencing unexpected high demand on the Dartmouth water system

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**** Halifax Water Release Water Service Advisory – Dartmouth System – High Demand ​ Halifax Water is experiencing unexpected high demand on the Dartmouth water system. As a result, there may be the potential for customers supplied through the Dartmouth system to experience temporary changes, including lower or higher water pressure or temporarily discoloured water. […]

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Blue Nose Marathon – Road Closures, Parking & Transit Disruptions

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**** HRM Media Release Blue Nose Marathon – Road Closures, Parking & Transit Disruptions ​ The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents of the following street closures, parking impacts and transit disruptions on Saturday, May 21 and Sunday, May 22 as a result of the​ Blue Nose Marathon. ​ The following streets will be fully […]

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Canada has confirmed its first two cases of monkeypox in Quebec. Health Canada is working to track and verify the disease

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Canada has confirmed its first two cases of monkeypox in Quebec. Health Canada is working to track and verify the disease What is Monkeypox? **** Info via Environment Canada Infectious Substances – Monkeypox virus CHARACTERISTICS: Virus belongs to family Poxviridae, sub-family Chordopoxvirinae and genus Orthopoxvirus MPXV is a 200 to 250 nm brick- shaped enveloped virus […]

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Canada is experiencing a shortage of infant formulas designed for babies with food allergies and certain medical conditions

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**** Info via Health Canada Shortage of infant formulas for babies with food allergies: what you should know and do Affected products Infant formula – manufacturing plant by Abbott Laboratories in the United States. Issue The closure of a large infant formula manufacturing plant by Abbott Laboratories in the United States (manufacturer of Similac®Alimentum)®, has resulted […]

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Halifax District RCMP issues over 385 Motor Vehicle Act charges and charged 24 drivers with impaired driving in April

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**** RCMP Media Release Halifax District RCMP issues over 385 Motor Vehicle Act charges and charged 24 drivers with impaired driving in April ​ The Halifax District RCMP laid over​ 385​ Motor Vehicle Act charges and charged 24​ drivers with impaired driving during the month of April​ 2022. ​ Halifax District charged 18​ drivers with […]

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The Halifax area RCMP were on display as Police Week carries on

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The Halifax area RCMP were on display as Police Week carries on Showcasing various vehicles such as boats and command trucks, to various Forensic displays including electronic and high tech room mapping, to victim services, ERT, bomb robots and more, police were on hand to talk to the public about their roles and tools they […]

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Halifax District RCMP is investigating multiple thefts from residential construction sites in Hammonds Plains

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**** RCMP Media Release Halifax District RCMP warns public of residential construction site thefts ​ Halifax District RCMP is investigating multiple thefts from residential construction sites in Hammonds Plains. ​ On May 18, Halifax District RCMP responded to a theft at a residential construction site on Hammonds Plains Rd. in Hammonds Plains. Officers learned that a metal break tool […]

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Police have charged three men in relation to two separate robberies that occurred earlier this year

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**** HRP Media Release Police charge three men with robbery ​ Police have charged three men in relation to two separate robberies that occurred earlier this year. ​ Om March 28 at approximately 8:30 p.m. police responded to a robbery that had just occurred on Nantucket Avenue in Dartmouth. Two men, who were with a […]

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