Provincial Burn Restrictions updated: 25 June 2023 at 2:00 pm

**** Info via DNR Provincial Burn Restrictions updated: 25 June 2023 at 2:00 pm During wildfire risk season (15 March to 15 October), no domestic brush burning or campfires are allowed between 8:00 am and 2:00 pm, except industrial permits. Burn restrictions are updated daily at 2:00 pm (you also need to follow municipal bylaws […]

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Here are a few signs that generally announce bad weather to come

**** Info via Environment Canada Nature’s forecast You have no doubt already noticed signs in nature that seem to herald the coming weather. Here are a few signs that generally announce bad weather to come:  A halo around the sun As a warm front approaches, cirrostratus clouds thicken and cover the entire sky. These very high clouds […]

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Update – East Hants District RCMP has charged 26-year-old Lionel Wade Thompson of Dartmouth with Aggravated Assault

**** RCMP Media Release Update: East Hants District RCMP has charged 26-year-old Lionel Wade Thompson of Dartmouth with Aggravated Assault. Thompson remains in custody and is scheduled to appear in Nova Scotia Provincial Court in Shubenacadie on June 26 at 9:30 a.m. ____ East Hants District RCMP arrest a man following early morning assault East […]

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Pedestrian succumbs to injuries in last night’s collision; investigation ongoing 

**** HRP Media Release Pedestrian succumbs to injuries in last night’s collision; investigation ongoing    Halifax Regional Police is investigating a fatal pedestrian vehicle collision that occurred last night in Dartmouth.   At approximately 11:20 p.m. on June 24, Halifax Regional Police responded to a pedestrian vehicle collision in the area of Main Street and […]

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A tremendous amount of fun at a dragon boat fundraiser in Porters Lake 

A tremendous amount of fun at a dragon boat fundraiser in Porters Lake  Founded by HRFE member Trevor Marshall who has the the intention of raising money for burn survivors, this year dug a little deeper and raised money to help a fellow HRFE member currently battling an illness. This was the 4th year (minus […]

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Halifax District RCMP is investigating a fatal crash that occurred at the Bedford Bypass/Dartmouth Rd. split

**** RCMP Media Release Halifax District RCMP investigating fatal crash Halifax District RCMP is investigating a fatal crash that occurred on Hwy 7 at the Bedford Bypass/Dartmouth Rd. split. On June 23, 2023, at approximately 7:25 p.m., Halifax District RCMP, fire services and EHS responded to a report of a single vehicle crash on Hwy […]

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