**** HRM Media Release
Storm impacts on municipal services | Sunday, February 4, 9:40 a.m.
The Halifax Regional Municipality is providing the following updates on municipal service impacts.
Residents asked to avoid unnecessary travel
Residents are asked to avoid unnecessary travel for their own safety due to poor driving conditions and to allow crews to continue snow clearing operations safely.
Crews are focused on clearing Priority 1 routes, which include main arterials, emergency routes and Halifax Transit routes. Crews will also continue to clear Priority 2 routes, which include residential streets and gravel roads.
Halifax Transit
Halifax Transit will resume service at noon on Sunday, February 4, weather depending.
For the latest updates on transit service, visit our website and follow @hfxtransit on X.
Emergency Operations Centre open
The municipality activated its Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) today at 9 a.m. The EOC is staffed by employees from across the organization and provides a central place to coordinate emergency management.
Parks & Recreation
Many municipal recreation facilities will delay opening on Sunday, February 4. A decision will be made at 2 p.m. (with potential re-opening at 4 p.m.) regarding whether rentals, facilities and programming activities will continue as scheduled.
The Halifax Public Gardens are closed today.
For the most up-to-date information, follow hfxrec on X or call your local recreation centre.
Parking
The overnight winter parking ban will continue to be enforced (in both Zone 1 – Central and Zone 2 – Non-Central) on Monday, February 5 from 1 to 6 a.m.
Residents are reminded that regardless of the status of an overnight winter parking ban, or whether you have received a notification, vehicles can be towed, day or night, at any time of year, if they are interfering with snow-clearing operations, as per Section 139 of the Nova Scotia Motor Vehicle Act.
Residents are strongly encouraged to continue to park off-street to allow crews to clear snow as efficiently as possible.
Support for those experiencing homelessness
The Province of Nova Scotia is providing additional emergency supports for those experiencing homelessness within the temporary emergency shelters located at the Multi-Purpose Centre of the Halifax Forum (6210 Young Street) and Beacon House (125 Metropolitan Avenue) in Lower Sackville.
Capacity at all shelters will be reassessed over the weekend.
The Halifax Ground Search and Rescue (GSAR) team is conducting wellness checks over the weekend to assess the safety of anyone who chooses not to leave an outdoor sheltering location. GSAR is also offering transportation for those sleeping rough to emergency shelters during this weather event.
For more information and the latest service updates, visit halifax.ca/snow.
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