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**** NSP Release NSP SAFETY MESSAGE: HELPING KEEP OUR CUSTOMERS AND CREWS SAFE The safety of our customers and crews is priority as we continue to work to restore power across the province. Thousands of Nova Scotians have had their every day lives interrupted with damage caused by Hurricane Fiona. It has generated national and […]
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‘*** HRM Media Release Municipal post-storm update – September 27, 3:30 p.m. The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents of the following updates and impacts to municipal services as a result of Hurricane Fiona. Tree waste clearing, catch basins and drop off locations Motorists are reminded to avoid non-essential travel as crews are working […]
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**** CNS Media Release Public Schools Cancellation Update ————————————————————- Most students are returning to class at Halifax Regional Centre for Education and Conseil scolaire acadien provincial (CSAP) schools on Wednesday, September 28. For schools where classes remain cancelled, Halifax and CSAP staff or principals will communicate with families. Classes are cancelled again Wednesday at schools […]
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**** Info via Environment Canada Fiona broke many records Hurricane Fiona made landfall as a post-tropical cyclone with Category 2 hurricane-strength winds about 30 km southwest of the town of Canso, Nova Scotia, during the early morning of September 24. With a measured sea-level pressure of 932.7 mb, Fiona has the lowest recorded barometric pressure […]
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**** NS SPCA Release View this email in your browser Evacuation Begins at Cape Breton SPCA Shelter Due to the extreme devastation in Cape Breton from Hurricane Fiona, the Nova Scotia SPCA is starting to relocate animals from their shelter on East Broadway. Five dogs and 27 cats will be transported from Cape Breton to […]
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**** RCMP Media Release Meteghan RCMP investigating break-in at a church Meteghan RCMP are investigating a break-in that occurred at a church on Hwy. 1 in Church Point. On September 18, 2022, Meteghan RCMP responded to a report of a break-in that had occurred at a church on Hwy. 1 in Church Point. RCMP officers […]
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Take note: According to Councillor Tony Mancini, there will be a food truck today at 330pm at the Dartmouth North Community Centre to help provide hot meals to those still without power and the municipality is paying the bill. The truck will be available while supplies last
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**** NSP Release NS POWER HURRICANE FIONA UPDATE: Historic Storm Response Effort Crews continue to assess damage and restore power to customers across Nova Scotia in what has become the largest mobilization of crews in NS Power’s history. Today there will be more than 1300 people in the field including power line technicians, forestry technicians […]
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**** HRM Media Release Municipality distributes water to residents in nee The Halifax Regional Municipality is offering drinking water for those dealing with impacts from Hurricane Fiona and dry wells due to dry conditions. The municipality is working alongside the Province of Nova Scotia and using its Joint Emergency Management teams to ensure residents without […]
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**** CNS Media Release Provincial Parks, Campgrounds Begin Reopening After Hurricane Fiona ————————————————————- Provincial park campgrounds and day-use parks closed due to hurricane Fiona are gradually reopening as assessments deem them safe and functional. “We know how important being in nature is to Nova Scotians and our staff are working hard to reopen the provincial […]
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