Attention kids! Officers with the Truro Police Service will be on the lookout for those obeying municipal bylaws and provincial laws
**** Info via Truro Police Attention Kids!! Officers with the Truro Police Service will be on the lookout for those obeying municipal bylaws and provincial laws. Kids wearing their bike helmets, being on good behavior at the skate park etc can expect to receive a “Positive Ticket”. The tickets will be either a free family...
Province Releases Key Guides as Part of Ecological Forestry Implementation
**** LANDS / FORESTRY Release Province Releases Key Guides as Part of Ecological Forestry Implementation ——————————————————- The province is sharing new guidance tools for mixed forests and high-production forestry zones and is now shifting to implementation planning for ecological forestry. The guidance tools provide an overview about how ecological forestry will be done on Crown...
Daytime helicopter fire training ???? to be conducted from July 19 to August 4 at Naval Fleet School Atlantic’s Damage Control Division, Herring Cove
**** Info via CFB Halifax Public Service Announcement Daytime helicopter fire training ???? to be conducted from July 19 to August 4 at Naval Fleet School Atlantic’s Damage Control Division, Herring Cove Residents of the Halifax Regional Municipality are to be advised that there will be intermittent daytime helicopter firefighter training conducted at Naval Fleet...
Northern Pulp Effluent Treatment Plant Project to Undergo Class II Environmental Assessment
**** ENVIRONMENT/CLIMATE CHANGE Release Northern Pulp Effluent Treatment Plant Project to Undergo Class II Environmental Assessment ———————————————————— Northern Pulp’s effluent treatment plant project will undergo a Class II environmental assessment. The company’s proposal involves changes to the pulp mill itself, as well as the design and construction of a new effluent treatment plant. “The changes...
Second new Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship delivered to Canada
**** DND Media Release Second new Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship delivered to Canada Today on behalf of Defence Minister Harjit S. Sajjan, the Honourable Bernadette Jordan, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, and Andy Fillmore, Member of Parliament for Halifax, celebrated another milestone in the arrival of the RCN’s future fleet...
Hope for Wildlife has been receiving many calls about raccoons stuck in green bins and dumpsters recently
**** Info via Hope for Wildlife We have been receiving many calls about raccoons stuck in green bins and dumpsters recently. If you come across a raccoon, or any animal, that has found itself stuck in a large commercial garbage bin, the best thing to do is to place a ladder, large branches, planks of...
Police warns of an email scam targeting businesses
**** HRP Media Release Police warn of an email scam targeting businesses Halifax Regional Police is advising of an email scam targeting businesses. Last month, investigators with the Financial Crime Unit of the Integrated Criminal Investigation Division investigated an incident where fraudsters emailed the clients of a home improvement contractor and requested that...
This is the dry hydrant in Beaver Bank located at Tucker Lake. There are no fire hydrants in North Beaver Bank
Info via the Beaver Bank – Kinsac Fire Stn 48 “This is the dry hydrant in Beaver Bank located at Tucker Lake. There are no fire hydrants in North Beaver Bank so when there is an emergency and lots of water is needed, this is where we get it. We understand this is also a...
Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship Harry DeWolf becomes the First Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship Commissioned by the Royal Canadian Navy
**** DND Media Release Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship Harry DeWolf becomes the First Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship Commissioned by the Royal Canadian Navy The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) has officially welcomed into service the first Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship, Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Harry DeWolf, with the time-honoured tradition of a Commissioning Ceremony. This...
Bide Awhile are seeking donations of fans.
**** Info via Bide Awhile We are seeking donations of fans. Summer is here and that means our fans will be running full time. We always want to be prepared for inevitable breakdowns and the more we have the better. The comfort and safety of our residents is our primary concern. We purchase standing fans...