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**** HRM Media Releas Kinap Beach reopens to swimming The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents that Kinap Beach in Porters Lake has reopened to swimming. Kinap 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 months. […]
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**** HRP Media Release Halifax Regional Police statement on Meagher Park In response to media and public interest, Halifax Regional Police today issued the following statement with regards to the upcoming remediation of Meagher Park in Halifax. “This morning, Meagher Park was physically secured by Halifax Regional Municipality staff for upcoming remediation […]
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**** RCMP Media Release Water safety reminder from the Nova Scotia RCMP The Nova Scotia RCMP has received an increase in calls relating to water safety, and would like to remind the public how to stay safe while enjoying water activities. Since August 1, the Nova Scotia RCMP has responded to 14 incidents related to […]
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**** HRP Media Release UPDATE – Missing Person Update: 30-year-old woman found The missing 30-year-old woman whom police requested the public’s assistance in locating last week has been located safe. HRP thanks the public and media for their concern and assistance
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**** HRM Media Release Risk advisory in effect for Cunard Lake Beach due to possible blue-green algae bloom The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents that due to the presence of a possible blue-green algae bloom, a risk advisory is in effect for Cunard Lake Beach in Halifax. Residents are encouraged to avoid swimming […]
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**** HRP Media Release Police charge drivers for stunting and imprudent driving Police have a charged two drivers for stunting and careless and imprudent driving in the region in the last 24 hours. Yesterday at approximately 7:30 p.m. a member of the Traffic Unit observed a vehicle travelling at a high rate of […]
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**** NSHA Media Release Nova Scotia Health launches pilot program with Virtual Hallway Nova Scotia Health’s Innovation Hub has launched a six-month pilot program with Virtual Hallway, a Nova Scotian company that connects primary care providers with specialists to improve patient access to specialist care. Virtual Hallway aims to improve patient access to specialist care […]
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**** Info via Environment Canada Nicknaming the sun Phoebus On a cloudy day, a person looks out the window saying: “Oh, come out Phoebus!”. . Whether you’ve heard it or not before, that’s the name some Canadians call the sun. So, where does that come from? In poetic language, Phoebus is a personification of the sun. The […]
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**** RCMP Media Release East Hants District RCMP are investigating after a near collision with a police car East Hants District RCMP are investigating an incident that involved a near collision with a police car on Hwy. 354 in Kennetcook. On August 5, 2022, at approximately 1 a.m., East Hants District RCMP members were travelling […]
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**** Halifax Water Release Water Service & Traffic Advisory – Dickie Drive – Water Main Repair Halifax Water crews are on-site undertaking an emergency water main repair near 85 Dickie Drive, Lower Sackville. Water service will be temporarily shut down in this area. No estimate of service restoration time. There is stop-and-go traffic in the […]
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