Halifax District RCMP has charged a 44-year-old man from Glace Bay with assault with a weapon and dangerous driving
**** RCMP Media Release Halifax District RCMP has charged a 44-year-old man from Glace Bay with assault with a weapon and dangerous driving following a recent incident in Goffs. At 12:25 a.m. on August 30, Halifax District RCMP were called to assist Halifax Regional Police (HRP) with an erratic driver on Bell Blvd. An HRP...
Raymond Drive – Planned Water Main Repair
(Utility) Halifax Water Release Raymond Drive – Planned Water Main Repair Attention motorists, cyclists and pedestrians, Halifax Water crews will be repairing a water main tomorrow (Thursday, September 3rd) near 76 Raymond Drive in Lower Sackville. Raymond Drive will be closed to all but local traffic between Glendale Drive and Mayfair Avenue from 8:00 AM...
Police have charged a man with stunting
**** HRP Media Release Police have charged a man with stunting. Halifax Regional Police have charged a man with driving in excess of 50 km/h over the posted speed limit in Dartmouth. At approximately 10:00 a.m. a member of the Traffic Unit observed a car travelling at a high rate of speed on Highway 111...
Stunting driver also arrested for impaired driving
**** RCMP Media Release Stunting driver also arrested for impaired driving On August 31, at 9:40 p.m., a member of the Halifax District RCMP responded to a call of a speeding vehicle on Hwy. 102 in Goffs. The member stopped roadside and monitored traffic when they noticed a vehicle travelling at a high rate of...
Police have charged a woman with stunting.
**** HRP Media Release Police have charged a woman with stunting. Halifax Regional Police have charged a woman with driving in excess of 50 km/h over the posted speed limit yesterday in Dartmouth. At approximately 12:15 p.m. a member of the Traffic Unit observed a car travelling at a high rate of speed on Highway...
Risk advisory for Shubie Canal pond has been lifted
**** HRM Media Release Risk advisory for Shubie Canal pond has been lifted The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents that the blue-green algae risk advisory previously in effect for the Shubie Canal pond near Fairbanks Centre in Dartmouth has been lifted. Blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) is naturally occurring in freshwater environments and may...
Romans Avenue – Rolling Road Closures / Bedford Highway – Lane Drop for Water Main Repair
**** Halifax Water Release (Utility) Romans Avenue – Rolling Road Closures As part of the continued infrastructure upgrades being completed by Dexter Construction, on behalf of Halifax Water, on Federal Avenue, Romans Avenue and McAlpine Avenue, the portion of Romans Avenue within the project area is open to local traffic only (project area map attached.)...
Provincial Parks Help Residents Affected by Water Shortage
**** LANDS/FORESTRY Media Release Provincial Parks Help Residents Affected by Water Shortage ————————————————————– Parts of southwest Nova Scotia are experiencing drought conditions amid low rainfall this summer. That’s why provincial parks are welcoming people in the affected communities to use their showers and access drinking water starting today, Aug. 31. The following camping parks are...
Police Investigate serious collision in Halifax
**** HRP Media Release On August 30th, 2020 at 8:40pm a car was travelling eastbound on Leiblin Dr, Halifax in the area of Birchfield Cres when it left the road a collided with a tree. There were three occupants in the vehicle. A man and a woman were taken to hospital with serious injuries and...
In order to maintain high quality water throughout the Lively Road area water distribution system, crews will be the flushing the system Monday, August 31st
**** Halifax Water Release In order to maintain high quality water throughout the Lively Road area water distribution system, crews will be the flushing the system Monday, August 31st. Customers on Stratmore Lane, Woody’s Lane and Lively Rd (civic 15-112) may experience discoloured water during this work. The flushing activity will take place from approximately...