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**** HRP Media Release Update: Hold and secure lifted The hold and secure at Crichton Park Elementary school has been lifted. There is no threat to public safety. The investigation is ongoing, and we thank the public for their cooperation. There is a police presence in the area of Mount Pleasant Avenue […]
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Residents on Linden Lea and surrounding areas were evacuated after a big gas leak occurred at a construction zone. Fire with Heritage Gas are on scene. Heritage Gas was able to locate and dig a shut off valve. After more than a hour some residents have been allowed back in. Traffic was also rerouted in […]
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**** RCMP Media Release Halifax District RCMP arrest five youths in assaults from September Halifax District RCMP has arrested five youths in a group assault that occurred in the Berry Hill Subdivision in Middle Sackville in September 2022. On September 6, 2022, Halifax District RCMP received a report of a video circulating on social media […]
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**** RCMP Media Release Have you seen this Camaro? On October 14 between 9 p.m. and midnight, a blue 1998 Chevrolet Camaro was stolen from the 1200 block of Walton Woods Rd. in Newport, West Hants. The Camaro had NS license plate FFX146 on it. Please call West Hants District RCMP at 902-798-2207 or CimeStoppers […]
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Via HHB – Due to shipping delays, several weekend bridge closures have been cancelled. Two closures for the Macdonald Bridge remain.
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**** IBC Release Hurricane Fiona causes $660 million in insured damage Storm is the costliest extreme weather event ever recorded in Atlantic Canada October 19, 2022 (HALIFAX) – Hurricane Fiona is estimated to have caused $660 million in insured damage, according to initial estimates from Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. (CatIQ). Hurricane Fiona is the […]
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**** NSHA Media Release Missing patient located […]
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**** HRM Media Release Speed limit changes on Beaver Bank Road The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents that the speed limit has been reduced from 70 km/h to 60 km/h on a section of Beaver Bank Road in Beaver Bank. The reduced speed zone is between Windgate Drive and Kinsac Road. Crews have completed […]
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**** CNS Media Release Legislation Addresses Power Rates, Profits —————————————————— Amendments to the Public Utilities Act introduced today, October 19, will help protect ratepayers from power rate increases related to Nova Scotia Power’s general rate application now before the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board (NSUARB). Under the amendments, the NSUARB will not be allowed […]
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**** CNS Media Release Independent Report Makes Recommendations on Reducing Barriers to Housing Development ———————————————————- ———————————————————- An independent report on barriers to housing development in Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) recommends strong action to improve efficiency and increase supply. Consultant Deloitte Inc. conducted an independent assessment of current barriers, including those at the municipal and provincial […]
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