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**** HRM Media Release Municipal update on storm impacts – July 22, 1 p.m. The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents of the following updates and impacts to municipal services as a result of the storm system. The following information is current as of 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 22. Flooding Residents are advised […]
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**** HRM Media Release Using well water after a flood After a flood, your well water may be contaminated with bacteria and chemicals that can make you sick. Here are some great tips from the Nova Scotia Government Department of Environment and Climate Change website: First steps: 1. Stop using your well water for drinking, […]
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Via Municipality of East Hants Hwy 215 has been washed out near civic #10396 (just South of Rocks Road, Hwy 236). Motorists will have to use an alternate route until Provincial crews are able to make passage safe. Follow or call 511 for road closures across Nova Scotia today.
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**** Via NS SPCA Please be safe, and be prepared to evacuate with your pets We are here to help. If you are under an evacuation order, and need a place for your pets, please call 1-888-703-7722. Please do not show up to a shelter, call first. To be prepared to evacuate with pets: ✔️Food […]
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Via DNR Smileys Provincial Park in Hants County is closed due to flooding. Emergency workers are getting campers out. We ask everyone to stay safe and avoid this area. . Jerry Lawrence Provincial Park in Upper Tantallon is closed due to flooding. This is a day use park, no campers affected. We ask people to […]
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**** Info via Environment Canada RAINFALL Warning – Update Rain, at times heavy, is expected. The ground, already near saturation, has little ability to absorb further rainfall. Additional rainfall: 40 to 100 mm, locally higher amounts possible. Locations: most of Nova Scotia northeast of Queens County including Cape Breton. Time span: ending late this afternoon […]
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**** HRM Media Release Municipal update on storm impacts – July 22, 8 a.m. The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents of the following updates and impacts to municipal services as a result of the storm system. The following information is current as of 8 a.m. on Saturday, July 22. Flooding Residents are advised to […]
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**** NSP Release Nova Scotia Power Opens Emergency Operations Centre Nova Scotia Power opened its Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) as of 5am Saturday morning in response to severe thunderstorms impacting parts of the province causing outages. “Crews have been working to safely restore power to our customers since the extreme weather system started impacting the […]
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**** RCMP Media Release UPDATE: Missing man located safe The 29-year-old man who was reported missing from Carleton Corner has been located safe. The RCMP would like to thank the public for their shares and retweets on social media.
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**** HRP Media Release Following the overnight rainfall; the following roads remain closed to all traffic this morning: – Bedford Highway; between Sherbrooke Dr. and Flamingo Dr. and between Dartmouth Rd and River Ln. – Union St. between Bedford Hwy and Rowledge Ln. – Hammonds Plains Rd between Gary Martin Dr. and Larry Uteck Blvd. […]
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