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**** Via hfxAlerts The situation around the Bedford Institute of Oceanography is resolved. The evacuation order is lifted and the MacKay Bridge is reopened. – **** HRM Media Release Evacuation order lifted At approximately 2:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan.22, 911 received a call from the Bedford Institute of Oceanography (BIO) about a chemical spill in […]
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**** HRM Media Release Chemical spill at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography At approximately 2:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 911 received a call from the Bedford Institute of Oceanography (BIO) about a chemical spill in the BOI building that involved formaldehyde. Members of Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency initially responded to secure the scene […]
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**** HRM Media Release Chemical spill at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents that, due to a chemical spill at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography (1 Challenger Drive, Dartmouth), a 250-metre mandatory evacuation is in place and will remain until the scene is secure. This area includes the MacKay […]
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**** Halifax Water Release UPDATE – Boil Water Advisory Remains in Effect for those serviced by Pockwock Lake Drinking Water Treatment Facility This advisory Beaver Bank, Middle and Lower Sackville, Upper Hammonds Plains, Bedford, Fall River, Windsor Junction, Halifax, Timberlea, Spryfield, Waverley and Herring Cove. Halifax Water is advising customers that the boil water advisory […]
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HAZMAT update – The MacKay Bridge is closed and a larger area has been evacuated as a result of the BIO chemical spill – HAZMAT update – A wide area in and around the BIO has been evacuated and closed as teams work to deal with a chemical spill. – The BIO is being evacuated […]
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**** RCMP Media Release RCMP arrests a youth following a weapons complaint RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment has arrested a youth following an incident involving a replica firearm in Middle Musquodoboit. On January 20, RCMP officers responded to a weapons complaint at Musquodoboit Rural High School. Investigators learned that a youth had arrived at the school that […]
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**** On January 2, Cumberland County District RCMP recovered a Red Rock mini towable excavator that they believe may have been stolen. Officers have been unable to determine its origin, and are asking anyone with information to contact the Cumberland County RCMP at 902-667-3859
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**** Info via event Back Issues Comicon – 3 Our first two events were so well received, we’re doing it again! Back Issues Comicon is holding our third comic book focused event on April 5, 2025 at the Parish Hall located at 61 Dundas Street in downtown Dartmouth. This is a curated comic book oriented […]
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Flurries ending this afternoon then a mix of sun and cloud and breezy with a high of -9c (-20c windchill) Cloudy tonight and breezy with a low of -14c (-23c windchill)
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**** RCMP Media Release Missing person: Help the RCMP find Murdock “Kyle” MacKinnon RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment is asking for the public’s assistance in locating 42-year-old Murdock “Kyle” MacKinnon. MacKinnon is described as 6-foot-0 and has brown hair. MacKinnon was last seen in Tantallon on January 18, 2025. He may be driving a black Ford […]
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