Motor Vehicle Collision – Property Damage to Gas Line – 3501 Dutch Village Road
**** HRP Media Release Motor Vehicle Collision – Property Damage to Gas Line – 3501 Dutch Village Road Update – Police are no longer on scene in the area of 3501 Dutch Village Road. Normal traffic flow has resumed. Repair crews remain on scene for completion of work. Thank you to everyone for your patience...
Pop-up rapid COVID-19 testing taking place in Musquodoboit Harbour
**** NSHA Media Release Pop-up rapid COVID-19 testing taking place in Musquodoboit Harbour MUSQUODOBOIT, N.S. –- Pop-up rapid COVID-19 testing is taking place in Musquodoboit Harbour on Tuesday and Wednesday. Tuesday, Apr. 6 – Eastern Shore Community Centre, 67 Park Rd. from 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Apr. 7 – Eastern Shore Community Centre, 67 Park...
Police remind motorists of deteriorating road conditions
**** HRP Media Release Police remind motorists of deteriorating road conditions With the forecast calling for freezing rain and snow over the next 24 hours, police are advising motorist to prepare for changing road conditions throughout the day. Allow extra time for your commute so you don’t feel that you have to rush...
Police charge male with stunting – Dartmouth
**** HRP Media Release Police charge male with stunting – Dartmouth At 11:36 p.m. on the 3rd of April, Halifax Regional Police observed a white SUV and a gray sedan travelling at a high rate of speed Northbound on 111 Highway, Dartmouth. An officer paced the vehicles speed at 160 Km/h in an 80 Km/h zone.The officer activated...
(ENDED) Freezing rain warning in effect
**** Info via ENVIRONMENT CANADA — ENDED Freezing rain warning in effect Significant ice build-up due to freezing rain is expected or occurring. Locations: Halifax, Hants, Colchester, Guysborough, Pictou, Antigonish, and Inverness Counties. Remarks: The freezing rain will spread to central regions and then change to rain Sunday morning. Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways...
RCMP removes three drivers from road within three hours for alcohol-related offences
**** RCMP Media Release RCMP removes three drivers from road within three hours for alcohol-related offences Halifax District RCMP removed three drivers from the roads overnight within a three-hour period for alcohol-related offences. On March 31 at 11:15 p.m., a member was on patrol and heard tires squealing nearby. The suspect vehicle was...
Multi-agency safety enforcement initiative in New Glasgow
**** New Glasgow Police Release Multi-agency safety enforcement initiative in New Glasgow On March 31, 2021, New Glasgow Regional Police and the Nova Scotia Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal’s Vehicle Transportation Inspection Division participated in a joint enforcement operation. Checkpoints were set up in throughout the Town of New Glasgow. Over 150 vehicles...
Weekly Traffic Advisories (Apr 1st)
**** TRANSPORTATION Media Release Weekly Traffic Advisories (Apr 1st) 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. Provincial / Municipal HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Dillmans Bridge, Meaghers Grant...
Police issue 43 tickets for speeding and other vehicle offences
**** HRP Media Release Police issue 43 tickets for speeding and other vehicle offences Halifax Regional Police issued 43 tickets for speeding and other motor vehicle-related offences yesterday and charged a man for stunting this morning. Members from the HRP Traffic Unit issued 16 summary offence tickets for speeding, including the stunting charge...
ATV driver arrested for impaired operation
**** RCMP Media Release ATV driver arrested for impaired operation Yarmouth Municipal RCMP has arrested a man for impaired operation of a conveyance in a restaurant drive-thru lineup in Yarmouth. At approximately 12:20 a.m. on March 28, 2021, a Yarmouth Municipal RCMP member was on routine patrol in town when he observed an ATV in...