Category: Traffic & Weather

**** RCMP Media Release Lunenburg District RCMP investigating fatal single vehicle crash Lunenburg District RCMP is investigating a fatal single vehicle crash that occurred on Hwy. 103 in Hebbs Cross. On May 27, 2022 at approximately 11:55 p.m., Lunenburg District RCMP, fire and EHS responded to a single vehicle crash on Hwy. 103 in Hebbs […]

“**” Info via Environment Canada 30 years already for our UV Index! On May 27, 30 years ago, Canada became the first country in the world to add the UV Index to its weather forecast as a tool to help Canadians understand the dangers from sun’s overexposure. It was invented by three of our scientists, […]

**** HRP Media Release Police charge three people in relation to stolen vehicle ​ Police have charged three people in relation to a motor vehicle that was stolen in Halifax this morning. ​ At approximately 6 a.m. police received a report that a pickup truck and a trailer had been stolen from the area of […]

**** RCMP Media Release Nova Scotia RCMP issued over 1,100 Motor Vehicle Act charges and charged 38 impaired drivers during road safety week The Nova Scotia RCMP laid over​ 1,100​ Motor Vehicle Act charges and charged 38​ impaired drivers during Canada Road Safety Week (CRSW), which ran May​ 17-23. CRSW, an initiative led by the […]

Weekly Traffic Advisories (May 27)    Note: Each week the local listings are expanded and updated. During the week new and updated tasks are added. Every week a new post is started with fresh info but previous posts may be still valid. Municipal   **** HRM Media Release Road Construction – Beaver Bank Road ​ […]

**** Info via Environment Canada Volcanic eruption penetrates mesosphere On January 15, a powerful volcanic eruption obliterated a small, uninhabited South Pacific island known as Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai. Satellite imagery showed the eruption, with a plume of brown ash, steam and gas rising like a mushroom above the blue Pacific waters. A sonic boom could […]

**** RCMP Media Release RCMP investigates theft of truck Lunenburg District RCMP is investigating the theft of a truck from a property in Upper LaHave. Sometime between 6:00 p.m. on May 23 and 10:00 a.m. on May 24, a 2005 Toyota Tundra was stolen from the driveway of a residence located on Hwy. 332. The […]

**** HRM Media Release Dedicated transit-only bus lane opens on Bayers Road The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents that a dedicated transit-only bus lane will open on Bayers Road, between Windsor Street and Connolly Street, on Thursday, May 26. The new, transit-only lane will operate in the outbound direction (north side of Bayers Road) […]

**” Info via Environment Canada —- ENDED Frost advisory in effect Minimum temperatures: zero to plus 6 (coolest in low lying areas). Locations: Nova Scotia. Time Span: patchy frost is expected late overnight tonight into early Wednesday morning. Cover up plants, especially those in frost-prone areas. Frost advisories are issued when temperatures are expected to […]

**** RCMP Media Release RCMP investigating fatal motorcycle crash ​Victoria County District RCMP is investigating a fatal collision that occurred on Hwy.​ 105​ on Kelly’s Mtn., near Englishtown. On May​ 21, at approximately​ 4:42​ p.m., Victoria County District RCMP, fire and EHS responded to a collision between a car and a motorcycle on Hwy. 105​ […]