**** HRM Media Release
Municipal fires and impacts update – May 30, 7 a.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 information
The Canada Games Centre evacuation centre at 26 Thomas Raddall Drive is open until further notice.
All residents who have been required to evacuate must register with 311 via the online form (or by calling 1.800.835.6428) for follow-up when more information becomes available.
Residents in the local state of emergency zone should have a bag-packed as they may have limited time to leave their homes if required to evacuate on short-notice. Residents who are directed to evacuate are advised to bring their pets, important documents and medication with them, as well as supplies for 72 hours.
Evacuation orders are mandatory, which means residents must evacuate in accordance with local authorities, such as police, firefighters and ground search and rescue.
Residents are not allowed to return to their homes until they are advised that it is safe to do so by municipal authorities. Residents must remain clear of the evacuation area and refrain from filming and taking photos of the fire area, including flying personal drones.
This situation remains fluid; teams are assessing the extent of damage. Further information will be made available to residents as soon as possible.
Comfort centres
Comfort centre details are as follows:
- Black Point and Area Community Centre | 8579 St Margarets Bay Road. The comfort centre opened at 7 a.m. and will remain open until further notice.
- Beaver Bank Kinsac Community Centre | 1583 Beaver Bank Road. The comfort centre opened at 7 a.m. and will remain open until further notice.
Halifax Transit
The following routes are currently impacted:
Route 330 – Route 330 will start and end at Sheldrake Lake (3826 St Margarets Bay Road). There will be no service to Tantallon Park and Ride (3664 Hammonds Plains Road).
Route 433 – Route 433 will start and end at West Bedford Park and Ride (120 Innovation Drive). There will be no service on Hammonds Plains Road from Gary Martin Drive to Tantallon Park and Ride.
Route 83/183 – Route 83/183 will end on Crossfield Ridge. The bus will then turn right on Sackville Drive and right onto Melham Drive. Routes 83/183 will hold on Melham Drive before departing heading back to Sackville Terminal (7 Walker Avenue).
Solid Waste
Curbside collection of garbage is cancelled for the McCabe Lake area, Indigo Shores and Lucasville today. Details regarding the return to service will be announced later this week.
Curbside collection of green cart/recycling is cancelled for the Voyageur Way/St George Boulevard areas on Tuesday, May 30. Materials will be collected in two weeks on the next regular green cart/recycling collection day. Cancellation for this area is limited to the streets which have been evacuated.
Parks & Recreation
The Bedford-Hammonds Plains Community centre (202 Innovation Drive) closed at 4 p.m. on May 29 and reopened on May 30. Residents are advised to call ahead to their respective facility for updates. Contact information for municipally-operated facilities is available online.
Halifax Public Libraries
Tantallon Public Library will be closed while the area remains in the state of local emergency. For the latest information on the status of all Halifax Public Libraries locations and services, please visit their website.
Please visit: halifax.ca/fire or follow @hfxgov on Twitter for all fire updates.
