Traffic, Weather & Utility

**** HRP Media Release Police remind citizens to wear helmets Police are reminding the public of the rules of the road and the importance of wearing helmets for all wheeled activities. With the nice weather more people are out using active transportation, Halifax Regional Police would like to remind citizens that they are required to...

**** LANDS/FORESTRY Media Releases Porters Lake Wildfire Under Control Update: Porters Lake Update – Sunday 8:15 p.m. – Fire is 100% contained. Ground crews will return at 7:00 a.m. No aircraft required. —————————————————————The wildfire in the Porters Lake area of Halifax Regional Municipality that reached an estimated 50 hectares, is now considered under control. About...

**** LANDS/FORESTRY Media Releases Porters Lake Wildfire —————————————————————- Provincial wildfire fighting crews are fighting a wildfire in the Porters Lake area of Halifax Regional Municipality. The fire is estimated to cover about 40 hectares, but is growing. The fire started at about 12:30 p.m. today, May 23, on the north side of Highway 107. Shortly...

**** HRFE  Media Release Evacuation order lifted in Porters Lake area Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency (HRFE) crews remain on scene at a wildfire in the Porters Lake area near Highway 107 and exit 19. The evacuation order has been lifted and all residents are now able to return to their homes as of 6...

**** Via Environment Canada **** ENDED The air quality advisory from Environment Canada remains in place. “Smoke is causing poor air quality and reducing visibility. Smoke is expected or occurring. Location: Porters Lake near exit 19 of Highway 107 A forest fire occurring near highway 107 exit 19 will likely cause smoke and reduced air...

**** LANDS/FORESTRY Media Releases Chester Grant Fire Update, May 23, 10 a.m. —————————————————————- Provincial wildfire fighting crews returned at first light today, May 23, to the Chester Grant, Lunenburg Co., area to fight a forest fire that started Friday, May 22. There are 14 fire departments, water supply tankers and Lands and Forestry staff on...

**** Frost Advisory via Environment Canada **** ENDED  . ****** Extended: Time span: overnight and early Sunday morning. A frost advisory now issued via Environment Canada. Check out the link for more information: http://weather.gc.ca/warnings/index_e.html?prov=ns “Frost may damage some crops in frost-prone areas. Frost advisories are issued when temperatures are expected to reach the freezing mark...

**** RCMP Media Release RCMP investigates fatal motorcycle collision Last evening, just after 8 p.m., Halifax District RCMP responded to a single-vehicle collision involving a motorcycle on Old Guysborough Rd. in Goffs. The motorcycle was travelling eastbound and left the roadway.  The driver, a 63-year-old man from Enfield, was pronounced deceased at the scene. Old Guysborough...

**** HRM Media Release Public Service Announcement Response to COVID-19: Paid parking and enforcement resuming June 1   The Halifax Regional Municipality continues to monitor and respond to the rapidly evolving effects of COVID-19. The municipality had suspended the enforcement of paid and hourly parking across the municipality in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. As...

**** NOAA Release Busy Atlantic hurricane season predicted for 2020 Multiple climate factors indicate above-normal activity is most likely An above-normal 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is expected, according to forecasters with NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, a division of the National Weather Service. The outlook predicts a 60% chance of an above-normal season, a 30% chance...