Traffic, Weather & Utility

**** HRP Media Release Police issue 102 tickets for speeding and other vehicle offences ​ Earlier this week, on Wednesday and Thursday, Halifax Regional Police issued 102 tickets for speeding and other motor vehicle-related offences. ​ Members from the HRP Traffic Unit issued 102 summary offence tickets: 38 for speeding and 64 for other offences...

**** RCMP Media Release RCMP charges Inverness man for flight from police and dangerous driving ​ Cheticamp RCMP has charged an Inverness man for flight from police and dangerous driving. ​ On May 21, a member was on patrol on Route 19 in Broad Cove Marsh, and observed a motorcycle that they recognized from a...

**** CLIMATE CHANGE Media Release Province Begins Consultation on Climate Change, Sustainable Development Goals —————————————————————- The province is asking Nova Scotians for their ideas on fighting climate change and growing the clean economy. Consultation begins today, May 27, through interactive online tools including Zoom sessions, a do-it-yourself kit for groups and communities to facilitate their...

**** RCMP Media Release RCMP issue 228 tickets and intercept 14 drivers for alcohol-related incidents during Canada Road Safety Week Halifax District RCMP issued 228 charges under the Nova Scotia Motor Vehicle Act and intercepted 14 drivers for alcohol-related incidents during Canada Road Safety Week, May 18-24. Canada Road Safety Week is an enforcement-driven initiative...

**** Info via Environment Canada ENDED Frost advisory in effect via Environment Canada Frost may damage some crops in frost-prone areas. Minimum temperatures: zero to plus 4. Locations: Nova Scotia. Time span: tonight and early friday morning. Remarks: Patchy frost is expected to develop tonight over higher terrain and areas sheltered from wind. Frost advisories...

**** Environment Canada Release Thunderstorms in Canada From hailstorms to heat waves, thunderstorms to tornadoes, severe weather in Canada takes many different forms during the warmer months of the year. As temperatures start to climb the risks of seeing “summer” severe weather increase right across the country. Thunderstorms A thunderstorm is a violent, generally short-lived...

**** HRP Media Release Police issue 45 tickets for speeding and other vehicle offences ​ Yesterday, Halifax Regional Police issued 45 tickets for speeding and other motor vehicle-related offences. ​ Members from the HRP Traffic Unit issued 45 summary offence tickets: 12 for speeding and 33 for other offences including no insurance, expired plates, no...

**** RCMP Media Release Halifax District RCMP have arrested a 35-year-old man following a road rage incident in Eastern Passage. At 7:30 p.m. on May 24, police were notified of a dangerous driving incident that occurred on Cow Bay Rd. A truck was heading southwest when it slowed down for people near the roadway. The...

**** RCMP Media Release RCMP arrest Moncton man after flight from police On May​ 22​ at​ 9:06​ p.m., police arrested a Moncton man after numerous reports of dangerous driving and flights from police in Cape Breton. At 7:51 p.m. Saturday evening, a member of Cape Breton RCMP Traffic Services noticed a vehicle travelling at​ a...

**** HRP Media Release Halifax Regional Police provide update on Friday’s vehicle collision​ ​ Halifax Regional Police are saddened to report that a 5-year-old child involved in a vehicle collision at​ Portland Street and Spring Avenue, Dartmouth on Friday, May 21, has succumbed to injuries. Our condolences and thoughts are with the family and loved...