HRM Statement regarding fatal fire in the Halifax Regional Municipality

**** HRM Media Release   HRM Statement regarding fatal fire in the Halifax Regional Municipality At approximately 1:20 a.m. on July 29, 2022, Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency firefighters were called to a house on fire on Moody Park Drive in the community of Williamswood. Upon arrival, firefighters discovered very heavy fire conditions in a […]

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Missing youth: Help the RCMP find Darrien Brown-Westlake

**** RCMP Media Release Missing youth: Help the RCMP find Darrien Brown-Westlake Colchester County District RCMP is asking for the public’s assistance in locating 15-year-old Darrien Brown-Westlake, who was reported missing from Johnson Rd. in Harmony and was last seen on July 28. Brown-Westlake is described as 6-foot, 160 lbs, has a shaved head and brown eyes. Brown-Westlake […]

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Traffic Advisory – Windsor Street Exchange – Stormwater System Maintenance

**** Halifax Water Release Traffic Advisory – Windsor Street Exchange – Stormwater System Maintenance From midnight to 5:00 AM on Friday, July 29, there will be lane reductions in parts of the Windsor Street Exchange for stormwater system maintenance. This work will not impact Halifax Water services in the area. Motorists should expect delays and […]

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2022 Halifax Transit Service Changes 

**** HRM Media Release Service Adjustments 2022 Halifax Transit Service Changes Due to ongoing staffing shortages, Halifax Transit has postponed all MFTP service changes scheduled for November 2022, with one exception. The final phase of MFTP planned service changes involves two new corridor routes, several local routes, and a new express route servicing Bedford. Changes […]

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Police are investigating a robbery that occurred in Dartmouth

**** HRP Media Release Police investigate robbery Police are investigating a robbery that occurred in Dartmouth last night. At approximately 9:30 p.m. police received a report that at approximately 8:30 p.m. a robbery had occurred on Brule Street. A man and a woman approached a woman in a parked vehicle who was not known to […]

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Pictou County District RCMP is investigating suspicious fires that occurred in both Lyons Brook and St. Pauls

**** RCMP Media Release Pictou County District RCMP investigating suspicious fires Pictou County District RCMP is investigating suspicious fires that occurred in both Lyons Brook and St. Pauls. On July 22, 2022, at approximately 1:40 a.m., Pictou County District RCMP and fire responded to a report of a fire at an old bridge in St. […]

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Burn Restrictions for July 28, 2022 2:00 pm to July 29, 2022 8:00 am.

**** DNR Release Burn Restrictions for July 28, 2022 2:00 pm to July 29, 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

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Helping Seniors Cover Heating Bills, Other Increasing Costs

**** CNS Media Release Helping Seniors Cover Heating Bills, Other Increasing Costs —————————————————— The government is taking action to help older Nova Scotians with increasing energy prices and other rising costs so that more seniors are able to live well at home. Seniors and Long-Term Care Minister Barbara Adams announced today, July 28, that the […]

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Lunenburg District RCMP investigating fatal collision

**** RCMP Media Release Lunenburg District RCMP investigating fatal collision ​ Lunenburg District RCMP is investigating a fatal collision that occurred on Hwy. 103 in Martins River. ​ On July 27,​ 2022,​ at approximately​ 11 a.m., Lunenburg District RCMP responded to a report of a stolen pickup truck from a business on MacCulloch Rd. in […]

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