Nova Scotia RCMP release monthly provincial impaired statistics for June 2020
**** RCMP Media Release Nova Scotia RCMP release monthly provincial impaired statistics for June 2020 As Nova Scotia’s Provincial Police, road safety is a top priority. In an effort to keep citizens informed about enforcement on our roadways, the Nova Scotia RCMP is releasing statistics for all RCMP detachments in Nova Scotia for June 2020...
RCMP investigates serious collision
**** RCMP Media Release RCMP investigates serious collision Inverness RCMP is investigating a serious single motor vehicle collision that occurred today. At approximately 1:14 a.m., RCMP, EHS and Inverness Volunteer Fire Departments responded to the collision on Hwy 19 in Glenville where they located a small SUV off the roadway over an embankment. The vehicle...
Can You Help Sheet Harbour RCMPNS solve a hit and run collision?
**** RCMP Media Release Can You Help Sheet Harbour RCMPNS solve a hit and run collision? On July 4 at 7 p.m., Sheet Harbour RCMP responded to a hit and run collision at the intersection of Smiley’s Point Rd. and Highway 7 in Port Dufferin. An SUV was turning left onto Hwy. 7 when an...
Police charge drivers in motor vehicle collision
**** HRP Media Release Police charge drivers in motor vehicle collision Police have charged two drivers involved in a motor vehicle collision that occurred yesterday in Halifax. At approximately 10 a.m. police responded to a two-vehicle collision that occurred in the southbound lane of Dunbrack Street near the Highway 102 on-ramp. Investigators determined...
Weekly Traffic Advisories (updated daily)
****TRANSPORTATION/INFRASTRUCTURE RENEWAL Media Release Weekly Traffic Advisories (updated weekly) HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Bedford Bypass A repaving project is taking place on the Bedford Bypass westbound lanes, from the exit to Dartmouth Road to the overpass near the intersection of Highway 101. Repairs will also be carried out to the structures over Memory Lane, Rocky Lake...
George Street – Temporary Access Restriction
**** HRM Media Release George Street – Temporary Access Restriction The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents that temporary access restrictions at the bottom of George Street (at the waterfront), within the turning circle adjacent to the Halifax ferry terminal, will be in effect Monday, July 13. Crews will be on site Monday to Saturday...
Oxford Street – Road Closure
**** HRM Media Release Oxford Street – Road Closure The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents that Oxford Street, from Almon to Vienna streets, will be closed from Friday, July 10 to Sunday, July 12. Crews will be on site 24 hours a day, from 6 p.m. Friday to 6 p.m. Sunday, to accommodate work...
Spike belt used to stop impaired driver, suspects flee
**** RCMP Media Release Spike belt used to stop impaired driver, suspects flee At 9 a.m. on July 8, members of Inverness District RCMP responded to a call of a possible impaired driver near a service station on Hwy. 105 in Whycocomagh. The caller provided a description of the vehicle. An RCMP officer in...
Cst. Myers demonstrated the custom features of RCMP’s new motorcycles
**** RCMP Media Release Cst. Myers demonstrated the custom features of RCMP’s new motorcycles. They help protect road users by giving a clear vantage point to identify motorists at risk of serious/fatal injury (FSI) (eg. not wearing a seat belt & driving distracted, 2 of the leading causes of FSIs). The motorcycles have bluetooth radio...
Risk advisory extended to Lake Banook due to possible blue-green algae bloom; Birch Cove Beach closed to swimming
**** HRM Media Release Risk advisory extended to Lake Banook due to possible blue-green algae bloom; Birch Cove Beach closed to swimming The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents that due to the presence of a possible blue-green algae bloom in Lake Micmac, the risk advisory is being extended to Lake Banook. Residents are encouraged...