By The Numbers Bigger bridge, bigger timeline!
Fun fact via HHB By The Numbers Bigger bridge, bigger timeline! While the Macdonald was completed in 27 months, it took an additional 9 before the MacKay opened in 1970.
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Month: June 2023
Smoky, but safe
Saving the kids. Great stuff **** Info via Hope for Wildlife Smoky, but safe Yesterday, firefighters took action when the realized that a telephone pole that was on fire was topped with an osprey nest with two hatchlings in it! Unfortunately, they couldn’t save the nest, but they did what firefighters do – they saved […]
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(Update) Police are on scene of a two-vehicle collision in Halifax that is causing lane reductions on Highway 102
Traffic Advisory via HRP Traffic Advisory: Update Highway 102 has been reopened to traffic. We thank the public for their patience and cooperation. . Police are on scene of a two-vehicle collision in Halifax that is causing lane reductions on Highway 102. The collision occurred on Highway 102 inbound between Exits 2 and 2a in […]
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In for a check-up!
**** Info via Hope for Wildlife In for a check-up! If you’re visiting Sullivan’s Pond in Dartmouth in the next few days and you notice that there’s one less goose in the flock, that’s because he’s visiting our clinic for a medical check. He was brought to us because he has been observed limping on […]
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Feature Adoptable: Mama & Kitty
**** Info via Bide Awhile Feature Adoptable: Mama & Kitty Despite what you may think, Mama & Kitty are not a mother and son pair. Kitty is actually older than Mama by two whole years. Although they’re not related, they share a similar personality – unbothered, quiet, and affectionate. Kitty will come looking for love, […]
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Please help find a missing kitty!
Please help find a missing kitty! Kitty got out during a recent fire on Gottingen St in Halifax. “Her name is Asha. She will respond and she’s very friendly” Email if you have any info and thank you! [email protected]
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Emergency service workers come together to give blood as the Sirens for Life 2023 challenge kicks off in Halifax
Emergency service workers come together to give blood as the Sirens for Life 2023 challenge kicks off in Halifax Emergency service workers in Halifax Regional Municipality are continuing to answer the call to help save more lives as part of this year’s Sirens for Life campaign. The friendly challenge between Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency, […]
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Nova Scotia RCMP, Halifax Regional Police and Bridgewater Police Service investigating power substation break-ins
**** RCMP Media Release Nova Scotia RCMP, Halifax Regional Police and Bridgewater Police Service investigating power substation break-ins The Nova Scotia RCMP, Halifax Regional Police and Bridgewater Police Service are investigating multiple break-ins to power substations across Nova Scotia over the last 6 weeks. On May 12, 2023, Kings District RCMP responded to a report […]
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Pictou County District RCMP is investigating an armed robbery that occurred at a gas station on Bridge Ave. in Plymouth
**** RCMP Media Release Pictou County District RCMP investigating armed robbery Pictou County District RCMP is investigating an armed robbery that occurred at a gas station on Bridge Ave. in Plymouth. On June 25, 2023, at approximately 9 p.m., Pictou County District RCMP responded to a report of an armed robbery at a gas station […]
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Neighbourhood speed limit reductions coming to Brookview
**** HRM Media Release Neighbourhood speed limit reductions coming to Brookview The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents that speed limits will be reduced from 50 km/h to 40 km/h in the residential area of Brookview in Eastern Passage. The streets impacted are: Keyport Avenue, Taylorwood Lane, Wilmington Court, Takouhie Court, Forestgate Drive, and Southbrook […]
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