Traffic, Weather & Utility

**** RCMP Media Release Stunting driver charged: 86 km/hr over the speed limit ​On May 8 at approximately 10 p.m., a member of the RCMP Southeast Traffic Services was monitoring traffic on Hwy. 333 near Old Coach Road. They observed an Acura ILX travelling at a high rate of speed and activated the RADAR. The...

**** Weather Statement and Warning  via Environment Canada **** ENDED A wind warning now in effect via Environment Canada. Check out the link for more information: http://weather.gc.ca/warnings/index_e.html?prov=ns “Wind warning in effect for Strong winds that may cause damage are expected or occurring. Maximum gusts: westerly or southwesterly 70 to 80 km/h except 90 to 100...

****TRANSPORTATION/INFRASTRUCTURE RENEWAL Media Release Dexter Nova Alliance Formally Awarded Highway 104 Twinning Project Government has taken another significant step toward making the highway between Sutherland’s River, Pictou Co. and Antigonish safer for motorists. A consortium with a strong Nova Scotia presence has been awarded the contract to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the 38...

**** RCMP Media Release Annapolis District RCMP investigate Single Vehicle Fatal Collision ​ At approximately 2:40 p.m. this afternoon Annapolis District RCMP were called to a single vehicle collision between​ exit 22 and West Dalhousie road. ​ A preliminary investigation determined the lone vehicle was travelling​ eastbound when it went off the road.​ The driver...

**** HRP Media Release Halifax Regional Police release impaired driving statistics for April ​ Halifax Regional Police charged 15 drivers with impaired related offences during the month of April. ​ Of the 16 drivers in April, nine were charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle by alcohol, three drivers were charged with impaired operation...

**** RCMP Media Release Fatal collision in Auburn At 2:10 p.m. on April 30, Kings District RCMP responded to fatal collision involving a car and a cyclist on Hwy. 1 in Auburn. Preliminary investigation determined the car was travelling eastbound on Hwy. 1 when the collision occurred. The cyclist, a 90-year-old man from Auburn, was...

**** HRM Media Release Are you ‘emergency ready’? Emergency Preparedness Week 2020 As part of Emergency Preparedness Week beginning Sunday, May 3, Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency’s (HRFE’s) Emergency Management Division is encouraging all residents to become ‘emergency ready’. The past year has demonstrated the importance of emergency preparedness, with Hurricane Dorian in 2019 and...

**** RCMP Media Release Stunting driver charged: 65 km/hr over the speed limit On April 24 at approximately 7:30 p.m., a member of the RCMP Traffic Services in North Sydney was monitoring traffic on Hwy. 125 near Exit 5. They observed a Toyota Camry travelling at a high rate of speed and activated the RADAR...

**** RCMP Media Release RCMP​ investigates fatal single vehicle collision RCMP​ is investigating a fatal single motor vehicle collision that occurred this evening in Upper Brookside. At approximately 7:59 p.m., RCMP, EHS and Fire responded to the collision near distance marker 112 on Hwy 104​ where they​ located​ a Dodge Ram truck overturned​ in the...

**** HRP Media Release Police Investigate Single Motor Vehicle Collision – Dartmouth At 9:21 p.m., Halifax Regional Police responded to a signal motor vehicle collision West bound on the 111 Highway at exit 2B (Windmill Road exit), Dartmouth.​ ​ ​ The vehicle had rolled over onto the roof in the collision.​ ​ An adult female was the...