Media that affects your community in and around HRM. News, weather, traffic, entertainment and more!!
**** HRM Media Release Penhorn Lake Beach reopens to swimming The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents that Penhorn Lake Beach in Dartmouth has reopened to swimming. Penhorn Lake Beach is a supervised beach. Municipal staff regularly test the water quality at all supervised municipal beaches, as well as two unsupervised beaches, during the summer […]
Continue Reading
**** HRP Media Release Police provide safety tips to help enjoy the long weekend With the upcoming long weekend, Halifax Regional Police is providing some tips to help citizens safely enjoy the events in our city. There are a number of events this weekend throughout the region including: •Halifax Busker Festival •African Nova Scotian Music […]
Continue Reading
**** RCMP Media Release Man wanted on Province-wide arrest warrant West Hants District RCMP has obtained a warrant for the arrest of a man who failed to attend Court in relation to an incident that occurred on Hwy. 14 in Upper Vaughan in September 2020. Nathan Owen Armstrong, 34, from Newport, is charged with Uttering Threats […]
Continue Reading
**** DNR Release Burn Restrictions for July 29, 2022 2:00 pm to July 30, 2022 8:00 am. Burning restrictions by county also available by toll free phone line, recorded message updated daily: 1-855-564-2876(BURN) Burning Rules And Regulations In HRM ** Release Burning Rules and Regulations in HRM
Continue Reading
Weekly Traffic Advisories (July 29) 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 – Glendale and Riverside drives Location: Intersection […]
Continue Reading
**** NSHA Media Release Nova Scotia Health, EHS share important updates on emergency services over long weekend All four Nova Scotia Health zones continue to face significant patient capacity and staffing challenges entering the long weekend. This is affecting our ability to provide timely care. Nova Scotia Health and Emergency Health Services (EHS) collaborate closely […]
Continue Reading
**** HEALTH /WELLNESS Media Release Investments in Mi’kmaw Centre for Healing and Resilience ———————————————————– The governments of Nova Scotia and Canada are investing more than $8 million to support the construction of the new Resilience Centre in Millbrook First Nation. A first of its kind in Canada, the Resilience Centre will be run by […]
Continue Reading
**** RCMP Media Release RCMP warns about emerging sextortion scam The Nova Scotia RCMP provincial Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit is warning the public about a new sextortion scam. In recent months, the RCMP has received a large number of money-motivated sextortion reports where boys and girls are being targeted. In these incidents, a suspect […]
Continue Reading
**** RCMP Media Release Nova Scotia RCMP asks Nova Scotians to watch for, and report, human trafficking Tomorrow, July 30, is World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. Human trafficking, which involves the exploitation of people through deception, intimidation, threats or violence, is one of the fastest-growing crimes worldwide, and Nova Scotia has the highest rate […]
Continue Reading
**** CNS Media Release Province Invests in Satellite Internet ———————————————————- The government is helping homes and businesses get internet where there is no access to wired or wireless solutions. The Satellite Internet Service Rebate program announced today, July 29, will cover the cost of installing satellite internet equipment for eligible households or businesses, […]
Continue Reading