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**** Info via Alderney Landing Alderney Landing presents the 6th Annual Fire and Water Festival on September 9 and 10 on the Dartmouth Waterfront! We celebrate Nova Scotia’s cultural diversity through music, art, dance, food, and storytelling. This FREE festival promises fun for the whole family with fantastic fire performances!
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**** HRP Media Release Police investigate sexual assault Police are investigating a sexual assault that occurred this weekend in Bedford. On August 27, police received a report of a sexual assault that occurred in the area of Shore Drive and the Hatchery Lane. At approximately 2:50 p.m., a woman was out for a […]
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**** RCMP Media Release UPDATE: Pictou County District RCMP charge man with additional sexual offences Pictou County District RCMP has charged a man with additional sexual offences in relation to historical incidents in Plymouth. On June 20, 2022, Pictou County District RCMP received a complaint of a sexual assault that occurred at an equestrian facility […]
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**** RCMP Media Release RCMP restrains lakefront home in relation to proceeds of crime The Nova Scotia RCMP has restrained the home of a 46-year-old Halifax man who was charged with drug trafficking and firearms offences in 2020 and 2021. On December 9, 2020, the Nova Scotia RCMP Federal Serious and Organized Crime Unit disrupted a […]
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**** Info via Environment Canada Brocken Spectre If you ever get the chance to experience a Brocken spectre, you quickly understand why people describe the appearance as both a heavenly and spooky shadow. A Brocken spectre – the large, dark shadowy figure – shown within “Glory” (a rainbow effect). A Brocken spectre, also called Brocken bow or mountain spectre is […]
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**** HRP Media Release On October 16, 2022 NS Fallen Peace Officers’ Memorial will mark a historic milestone in its 40th year It’s an important day to honour the memory of those who sacrificed their lives in the line of duty. Join loved ones, peace officers from around NS & community members who will come […]
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**** Recall via Health Canada Aqua Lung i330R SCUBA Diving Computers recalled due to Drowning Hazard Issue The dive computer can fail to automatically adjust to the user’s altitude by continuing to provide calculations for sea level dive times thus leading to considerable risk of the diver having decompression sickness. As of August 24, 2022, the company […]
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**** CNS Media Release New Supportive Housing in Halifax ——————————————————– New transitional, supportive housing for men who are exiting correctional facilities after serving their sentences will soon be available in central Halifax. The Province has provided a low-interest $1.1-million mortgage to the John Howard Society of Nova Scotia to help the society purchase and renovate […]
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**** CNS Media Release Project Funding to Address Flood Risk, Support Innovation ——————————————————– Five municipal projects will receive provincial funding to help mitigate flood risk or support municipal innovation. Four projects under the Flood Risk Infrastructure Investment Program will receive $258,421, and one project under the Municipal Innovation Program will receive $262,500. “This funding will […]
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**** RCMP Media Release Halifax District RCMP arrest man during break-in Halifax District RCMP has arrested a man during a break-in at a hardware store on Sackville Dr. in Lower Sackville. On August 26, 2022, at approximately 2:15 a.m., Halifax District RCMP responded to a break-in that was actively occurring in the lumber yard of […]
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