**** HRM Media Release
Public Service Announcement
Comfort centres open – Tuesday, September 27, 9 a.m.
UPDATE: The Fairview Family Resource Centre will be closed today.
The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents that the following comfort centres are open:
- Royal Canadian Legion Branch #58, 23566 Nova Scotia Trunk 7, Sheet Harbour | 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Moser River Community Hall, 28975 Highway 7 | 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Beaver Bank Kinsac Community Centre, 1583 Beaver Bank Road, Beaver Bank | 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Musquodoboit Valley Bicentennial Theatre, 12390 Highway 24, Middle Musquodoboit | 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Fairview Family Resource Centre, 6 Titus Street, Halifax | 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Fire Station 56 (Black Point Area Community Centre), 8579 St. Margarets Bay Road, Black Point | 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- North Preston Community Centre, 44 Simmonds Road, North Preston | 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Findlay Community Centre, 26 Elliot Street, Dartmouth | 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Eastern Shore Community Centre (Musquodoboit Harbour Arena), 67 Park Road, Musquodoboit Harbour | 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Canada Games Centre, 26 Thomas Raddall Drive, Halifax | 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
These locations will remain open as needed and further locations may be opened if necessary. Residents can proceed to these centres anytime; however, they are advised to travel only when it is safe to do so.
Comfort centres provide food and water, as well as a place to recharge devices and receive up-to-date information, when residents are impacted by prolonged power outages, extreme temperatures or other significant events.
The locations vary depending on which community/communities have been impacted. Comfort centres are generally located in municipal facilities where they exist and where resources, such as generators are available. The hours vary depending on the type of impact on communities.
For more information, visit: halifax.ca/severeweather.
