RCMP on scene of fatal collision
**** RCMP Media Release RCMP on scene of fatal collision At approximately 7:29 p.m. on July 18, New Minas RCMP was called to a two-vehicle crash on Hwy. 101 near North Alton. The RCMP, Fire and EHS were on scene involving a transport truck and a car. The driver of the car, a 25-year-old Halifax man was...
(Update) Water Service & Traffic Advisory – Lower Sackville, Bedford Commons, Waverley, Lakeview, Fall River, & Windsor Junction – Cobequid Road Water Main Replacement Update
**** Halifax Water Release Water Service & Traffic Advisory – Lower Sackville, Bedford Commons, Waverley, Lakeview, Fall River, & Windsor Junction – Cobequid Road Water Main Replacement Update Halifax Water and our contractor, Dexter Construction, are undertaking significant work at the intersection of Cobequid Road and Glendale Avenue. Part of this work involves the...
Fatal crash in Digby County
**** RCMP Media Release Fatal crash in Digby County Digby RCMP are investigating a fatal single vehicle crash on Middle Cross Rd. in Marshalltown. Today, just after midnight., police received a report of a vehicle in the ditch and no occupants in the vehicle. Police attended and located the driver a short distance...
Baddeck RCMP is investigating a serious motor vehicle collision
**** RCMP Media Release RCMP investigates serious collision Baddeck RCMP is investigating a serious motor vehicle collision that occurred last evening. At approximately 7:07 p.m. Friday evening, RCMP, EHS and Fire responded to the collision on Hwy 105 in South Haven where they located three vehicles involved in a collision. The preliminary investigation indicates a...
Police lay over 150 charges against two men in relation to 23 incidents
**** HRP Media Release Police lay over 150 charges against two men in relation to 23 incidents Investigators in the General Investigation Section of the Integrated Criminal Investigation Division have charged two men in relation to 23 incidents that occurred throughout the Halifax region over the last month. On July 8, officers with...
Weekly Traffic Advisories (July 16)
Weekly Traffic Advisories (July 16) 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 – Highway 7 Location: Highway 7 from Hillsboro...
Water Service Advisory – Spring Garden Road – Water Main Repair
**** Info via Halifax Water Water Service Advisory – Spring Garden Road – Water Main Repair Halifax Water crews are on-site working to repair a water main on Spring Garden Road, Halifax. Construction work in the area damaged the water main. Water service will be temporarily shut down on Spring Garden Road between South...
Nova Scotia Sending Wildfire Crews to Help Provinces Battling Fires
**** LANDS/FORESTRY Release Nova Scotia Sending Wildfire Crews to Help Provinces Battling Fires Nova Scotia has answered the call to help fight wildfires in Ontario, Manitoba and British Columbia. Twenty-three Department of Lands and Forestry wildland firefighters and one agency representative will fight alongside other crews to gain control of forest fires that are currently...
Police charge woman for stunting
**** HRP Media Release Police charge woman for stunting Police have charged a woman with driving in excess of 50 km/h over the posted speed limit in Dartmouth this morning. At approximately 7:05 a.m. a member of the Traffic Unit observed a car travelling at a high rate of speed on Highway 111...
Fleet of Electric Transit Buses First in Atlantic Canada
**** CNS Media Release Fleet of Electric Transit Buses First in Atlantic Canada —————————————————————- The Nova Scotia government is investing more than $37 million to help bring 60 new battery-operated, electric buses to Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM). Once in service they are expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 3,800 tonnes annually by 2030. The...