Police issue 32 tickets for speeding and other vehicle offences
**** HRP Media Release Police issue 32 tickets for speeding and other vehicle offences Yesterday, Halifax Regional Police issued 32 tickets for speeding, stunting and other motor vehicle-related offences. Members from the HRP Traffic Unit issued 32 summary offence tickets: 11 for speeding; 1 for stunting; and 20 for other offences including no...
Earth Day 2021
**** Info via Environment Canada Earth Day 2021 Today is Earth Day, a globally coordinated event held every year on April 22nd to demonstrate support for environmental protection. This year’s theme, #TakeCareofThePlanet, hopes to raise awareness among Canadians about the urgency of taking action for the environment and to encourage them to take concrete action to...
Report of Crane Collapse Released
**** LABOUR Media Release Report of Crane Collapse Released The report of the tower crane collapse that occurred during Hurricane Dorian on Sept. 7, 2019 is now complete. The report provides an overview of the investigation conducted by the Department of Labour and Advanced Education. It includes the findings with respect to the cause of...
New technology to increase road safety
**** RCMP Media Release New technology to increase road safety The Halifax District RCMP Traffic Unit will be using new traffic surveyors to increase road safety in Halifax Regional Municipality. The equipment surveys the speed of each vehicle that passes, as well as the date, time and direction of travel. The traffic surveyors do not...
Police issue 36 tickets for speeding and other vehicle offences
**** HRP Media Release Police issue 36 tickets for speeding and other vehicle offences Halifax Regional Police issued 36 tickets for speeding, stunting and other motor vehicle-related offences yesterday. Members from the HRP Traffic Unit issued 36 summary offence tickets yesterday: 15 for speeding; 1 for stunting; and 20 for other offences including...
Motor vehicle collision involving ATV
**** HRP Media Release Motor vehicle collision involving ATV At 10:55 PM police responded to the 100 block of Hebridean Dr in Halifax, after a witness located a crash involving an ATV. The driver, an adult male, was located with the ATV and was transported to the hospital by EHS for treatment of injuries. The...
RCMP responds to fatal collision
**** RCMP Media Release RCMP responds to fatal collision Halifax District RCMP is investigating after a fatal collision on Highway 224 in Cook Brooks. At approximately 10 a.m. yesterday morning, police were notified of a motor vehicle collision on Highway 224. Police, Fire and EHS attended the scene and located a car that...
Police issue 71 tickets for driving offences
**** HRP Media Release Police issue 71 tickets for driving offences Halifax Regional Police issued 71 tickets for motor vehicle-related offences over the last two days. The HRP Traffic Unit was monitoring traffic on many of our roadways on Monday and Tuesday. Officers issued 71 summary offence tickets: 20 for speeding, one for...
Eastern Passage woman charged with attempted murder
**** RCMP Media Release Eastern Passage woman charged with attempted murder The RCMP/HRP Integrated Criminal Investigation Division has charged a 39-year-old woman from Eastern Passage with attempted murder following an incident on January 10, 2021, in Westphal. At 9:55 p.m., on January 10, Halifax District RCMP was notified that a 36-year-old man from...
Police have charged a man with driving in excess of 50 km/h over the posted speed limit in Halifax
**** HRP Media Release Police have charged a man with driving in excess of 50 km/h over the posted speed limit in Halifax today. At approximately 11:25 a.m. a member of the Traffic Unit observed a motorcycle travelling at a high rate of speed on Barrington Street in Halifax. The officer confirmed the motorcycle’s...