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**** HRM Media Release Neighbourhood speed limit reductions coming to Ocean Breeze Village, Dartmouth 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 Ocean Breeze Village in Dartmouth. The impacted streets are highlighted in the attached map and include the […]
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**** HRM Media Release Registration opens for Parks & Recreation spring programming The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents that registration has opened for spring recreation programs. Parks & Recreation offers a variety of innovative, cost-effective programming lead by local, passionate instructors in a judgement-free zone. Programming is offered in a variety of fields – […]
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**** Via Hope for Wildlife See a hare, leave it there! The natural world is a complicated place, and to us humans many baby wild animals don’t always grow up the way we may expect them to. Knowing how wild animals raise their young will help prevent separating the babies unnecessarily from their mom. Take […]
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A chilly start to the day. A mix of sun and cloud for today and breezy with a high of 7c and moderate UV index. Cloudy tonight with a chance of rain showers or flurries tonight and breezy with a low of -1c
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**** Info via Environment Canada Spring has sprung Spring has arrived! Meteorologically speaking, spring arrived on March 1. However, with one of the warmest winters ever recorded in Canada, many parts of Canada have already been experiencing springlike temperatures for some time. Above-normal temperatures in the last week have also set daily temperature records in […]
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**** HRM Media Release Municipality championing climate action as JUNOS host The Halifax Regional Municipality is looking forward to hosting the 2024 JUNO Awards. HalifACT at the JUNOS The Halifax host committee is prioritizing sustainability and climate action in the planning and execution of JUNOS celebrations. This aligns with HalifACT: Acting on Climate Together – the municipality’s […]
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**** CBSA Media Release CBSA seized more than 1.5 tonnes (1556 kg) of cocaine concealed inside a cargo container in Halifax, Nova Scotia (NS), based on a tip from the United States’ Homeland Security Investigations The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and its law enforcement partners are committed to keeping harmful substances out of communities and […]
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**** CNS Media Release Outdoor Learning Spaces Enrich Student Life ———————————————————————————————————- Schools across Nova Scotia are benefitting from new or enhanced outdoor learning spaces. Over the past year more than 100 projects, from outdoor classrooms and gardens to picnic spaces and games areas, have been developed at schools across the province. “Outdoor time and physical […]
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Rejoice! It’s almost spring! The March equinox happens on March 19 at 11:06 P.M. This is the astronomical beginning of the spring season in the Northern Hemisphere and the autumn season in the Southern Hemisphere.
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**** NSHA Media Release Update to water leak at Abbie J. Lane Memorial Building A water leak that occurred on Friday, March 15, in the Abbie J. Lane Memorial Building at the QEII Health Sciences Centre has caused disruptions in the provision of Mental Health and Addictions services, leading to the relocation of patients from […]
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