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Update ***** Info via Environment Canada Smoke is causing or expected to cause poor air quality and reduced visibility. Smoke from wildfire may be reducing local air quality. Locations: near Tantallon in Halifax Metro County Locations: southwestern Nova Scotia near Clyde River. Short range wind forecast: light and variable winds this morning will become southwest […]
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**** DNR Release Municipal fires and impacts update – May 30, 11 a.m. The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents of the following updates and impacts to municipal services as a result of the ongoing fires. Evacuation information and response The Canada Games Centre evacuation centre at 26 Thomas Raddall Drive is open until further notice. Nova Scotia Health’s […]
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**** DNR Release Update on Wildfires in Halifax Regional Municipality and Shelburne, Yarmouth Counties —————————————————————– Westwood Hills, Tantallon, wildfire update: — the wildfire, estimated at 788 hectares, remains out of control — 40 Department of Natural Resources and Renewables (DNRR) firefighters, and 80 Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) and Department of National Defence firefighters on scene […]
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Tantallon Fire update via HRFE Crews fought fires overnight. Fires were stable with better weather conditions. Possible reburn conditions. Multi agency support Six strike teams Today may be challenging due to changing weather conditions No significant growth overnight but weather shift will change fire behaviour. Dangerous situation. Structure protection a key task Continue to avoid […]
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**** HRM Media Release Municipal fires and impacts update – May 30, 7 a.m. The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents of the following updates and impacts to municipal services as a result of the ongoing fires. Evacuation information The Canada Games Centre evacuation centre at 26 Thomas Raddall Drive is open until further notice. All residents who […]
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Alert Fire ban for Nova Scotia Due to the current wildfire situation and weather conditions in Nova Scotia all burning including campfires is prohibited until June 25 or until conditions improve. Please monitor Natural Resources and Renewable website for updates.
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**** HRM Media Release Municipal fires and impacts update – May 29, 8:30 p.m. The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents that preliminary estimates indicate that approximately 200 homes or structures have been damaged as a result of the fires. A full assessment of the damage cannot yet be confirmed. The estimated numbers are based […]
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**** Truro Police Release The Truro Police Service responded to a call of a house being struck by a vehicle on Sunday, May 28 at 0415 am. Once on scene it was confirmed that a vehicle had struck a house on Patterson Ave in Truro, officers were able to locate the involved vehicle and arrest […]
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**** Info via Environment Canada Frost advisory in effect Frost may damage some crops in frost-prone areas. Minimum temperatures: -2 to +4 (coolest in low lying areas). Locations: most of Nova Scotia. Time span: early Tuesday morning. Remarks: Patchy frost is expected to form as clear skies and light winds coincide with cool temperatures, especially […]
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**** NSHA Media Release Mobile primary care clinic for those displaced by Tantallon/Hammonds Plains fire Nova Scotia Health’s mobile primary care clinic has opened a drop-in clinic for those displaced by the Tantallon/Hammonds Plains fire. Canada Games Comfort Centre 26 Thomas Raddall Dr., Halifax Monday, May 29 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, May […]
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