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**** HRM Media Release Municipal fires and impacts update – June 4, 11 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. Monitoring the situation  The status of the evacuation zone continues to be assessed and an update on […]

**** DNR Release DNR Update on Wildfires, June 2 —————————————————————– Four wildfires were extinguished today, June 2. This brings the total number of active wildfires in the province to 11. Below are details on the five largest wildfires. Barrington Lake, Shelburne County: — fire is still out of control, covering 23,015 hectares (230 square kilometres) […]

**** RCMP Media Release Thank you to everyone for cooperating with mandatory evacuations related to the Tantallon area and Shelburne County fires We understand how difficult it is to leave your home behind and stay away, but please know, it’s the safest thing for residents to do. RCMP officers are proactively patrolling the #Tantallon and […]

**** DFO Media Release Four people in Southwestern Nova Scotia were sentenced to pay a combined $70K for unlawful transport of halibut, possession of undersized halibut and for obstructing fishery officers.   One of these individuals is banned from fishing any species except lobster for the next three years. Items seized during the investigation, including […]

**** EMO Release Hurricane Fiona Update ————————————————- ———————————————— The following is a provincial hurricane Fiona update for today, September 24. Hurricane Fiona made landfall shortly after 3 a.m. today and is expected to have continued impacts across Nova Scotia. Assessments are underway, but the effects appear to be greatest in Cape Breton. Wind gusts ranging […]

**** Navy Media Release HMC Dockyard Controlled Access Zone  Members of the public, especially recreational watercraft users, reminded of Controlled Access Zone in Halifax Harbour alongside Her Majesty’s Canadian (HMC) Dockyard Government of Canada-ordered Controlled Access Zones exist in several locations within Halifax Harbour. The purpose of these buffer zones is to ensure the safety […]

**** Info via Environment Canada Wildfires: it can affect all of us Forest fire season is here, and as we see every year, hot, dry weather contributes to the spread of wildfires. Several fires are currently burning in the Yukon, the Northwest Territories, the western provinces and Newfoundland. Map of active fires in Canada on […]

**** Info via RCMP (photos via Stephen Kerr) Traffic is currently delayed on Hwy. 1 in #MountUniacke near Pentz Dr. due to a developing forest fire. Motorists are asked to avoid the area to allow emergency crews to do their work. Traffic will be impacted for a number of hours. Info via DNR regarding Mt […]

**** HRM Media Release Penhorn Beach closed to swimming ​ The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents that Penhorn Beach in Dartmouth is closed to swimming until further notice due to high bacteria levels in the water. ​ Penhorn Beach is a supervised beach. Municipal staff regularly test the water quality at all supervised municipal […]

**** Navy Media Release Her Majesty’s Canadian Ships (HMCS) Montréal and Halifax, and their ships’ companies of 239 and 253 respectively, will return to their homeport of Halifax, N.S. after successfully completing their deployments on Operation REASSURANCE, in support of NATO assurance and deterrence measures in European waters. These deployments mark the first Operation REASSURANCE deployment for HMCS Montréal, […]