Month: June 2022

All four Nova Scotia Health zones are facing significant patient capacity and staffing challenges entering the long weekend

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**** NSHA Media Release All four Nova Scotia Health zones are facing significant patient capacity and staffing challenges entering the long weekend. This is affecting our ability to provide timely care. We anticipate patients will continue to experience longer than usual waits for care in emergency departments and for admission from emergency departments into hospital […]

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Weekly Traffic Advisories (June 30) 

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Weekly Traffic Advisories (June 30)  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 Traffic Delay – Barrington Street ​ Location: Barrington Street […]

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COVID-19 Weekly Data Report for June 30, 2022

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**** HEALTH /WELLNESS Media Release   COVID-19 Weekly Data Report for June 30, 2022 ——————————————————– Nova Scotia is reporting 1,491 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19, 28 hospitalizations and four deaths during the seven-day period ending June 27. The number of new PCR-positive tests has increased slightly compared to the previous reporting period; however, long-term care […]

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Police charge man with child luring and child pornography offences

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**** HRP Media Release Police charge man with child luring and child pornography offences ​ Police have charged a man after conducting a search in Halifax in relation to a child luring and pornography investigation. ​ On June 28, investigators in the Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit of the Integrated Criminal Investigation Division conducted a […]

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Housing Developments Approved in Halifax Regional Municipality

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**** CNS Media Release Housing Developments Approved in Halifax Regional Municipality —————————————————- The Province is taking action to increase housing supply in Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) faster. Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister John Lohr has approved development agreements for two sites designated as special planning areas under the Housing in the Halifax Regional Municipality Act. […]

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Advisory: Police conducting training exercises​

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**** HRP Media Release Advisory: Police conducting training exercises​ ​ Police will be conducting training exercises on Science Park Dr in Bedford today. ​ Citizens can expect to see an ongoing police presence in the area as the training exercises continue. ​ We ask for the public’s cooperation in allowing officers to concentrate on the […]

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Neighbourhood speed limit reductions coming to Erindale Estates and Briarwood

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**** HRM Media Release Neighbourhood speed limit reductions coming to Erindale Estates and Briarwood ​ The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents that speed limits will be reduced from 50 km/h to 40 km/h on Deyoung Drive and Kenyata Drive and in the residential streets bound by Hornes Road, Caldwell Road and Cow Bay Road. […]

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