**** HRM Media Release
Municipal fires and impacts update – June 2, 7:15 p.m.
The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents of the following updates and impacts to municipal services as a result of the ongoing fires.
Evacuation area clarification
Further to an earlier announcement, the evacuation order has been lifted for portions of Stillwater Lake and Haliburton Hills neighbourhoods, off of Hammonds Plains Road up to Nottingham Drive. For details, please refer to the updated map. Note: Highland Park subdivision remains under evacuation order.
Residents returning to areas where evacuation orders have been lifted must show police their identification with proof of address (e.g. driver’s licence). As there continue to be active fires in the surrounding areas, residents of these areas must be prepared to evacuate within 30 minutes of being notified.
View the most recent map of the fire evacuation areas and state of local emergency zone that outlines the area of significant impact.
Solid Waste
To allow for prompt disposal of spoiled food, the municipality is providing drop-off bins for residents in the Stillwater Lake and Haliburton Hills neighbourhoods that experienced power loss during the mandatory evacuation. Packaged food is permitted. Glass containers and leaf/ yard waste is not permitted. Drop-off bin locations:
- 30 Bingham Drive (municipal greenspace)
- 239 Windsor Drive (municipal greenspace)
Garbage collection for the Indigo Shores and Lucasville areas will resume on Saturday, June 3. Regular collection limits apply. Residents are reminded that collection can begin as early as 7 a.m.
Please visit: halifax.ca/fire or follow @hfxgov on Twitter for all fire updates.
