Halifax Mobility Response – Streets and Spaces
**** HRM Media Release Response to COVID-19: Halifax Mobility Response – Streets and Spaces The Halifax Regional Municipality continues to monitor and respond to the rapidly evolving effects of COVID-19. Beginning Friday, June 19, the following streets will be added to the list of ‘slow streets’ as part of phase two of the Halifax Mobility...
Pets in parked vehicles
**** HRP Media Release Pets in parked vehicles With the hot weather today, Halifax Regional Police reminds citizens to not leave their pets in parked vehicles. On a warm day, even with the windows open, a parked vehicle quickly becomes like a furnace and presents potentially fatal conditions for pets left inside. With...
Heat Safety and Precautions
**** Info via Environment Canada Health risks Your body produces heat, especially during physical activity. Hot air, sun rays, and hot surfaces also heat your body. This heat is lost by contact with cool air and by sweat production, which cools your body as it evaporates. Weather conditions play a big role in how your...
(ENDED) Environment Canada has upgraded the weather statement to a heat warning.
**** Info via Environment Canada ENDED (Weather) Environment Canada has upgraded the weather statement to a heat warning. http://weather.gc.ca/warnings/index_e.html?prov=ns “Heat Warning in effect : Drink plenty of water even before you feel thirsty and stay in a cool place. Reduce your heat risk. Schedule outdoor activities during the coolest parts of the day. Heat warnings...
Commercial truck driver facing impaired driving charges
**** RCMP Media Release Commercial truck driver facing impaired driving charges A 30-year-old Meadowvale man is facing impaired driving charges after a concerned caller contacted police to report that a commercial vehicle was being operated in a dangerous manner. The incident occurred on June 12 at approximately 5 p.m. Kings District RCMP members...
Public Service Announcement: Road Closure – Berlin Street
**** HRM Media Release Public Service Announcement Road Closure – Berlin Street The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents that Berlin Street, from Connaught Avenue to Oxford Street, will be closed from Tuesday, June 16 to Tuesday, August 4 for road construction. Crews will be on site from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. A...
Burning Rules and Regulations for HRM
**** HRM Release Burning Rules and Regulations It is important to protect your home and community. Check out our prevention page for some helpful tips or follow this link for multi-language material. Domestic Burning in a Permit Required Zone If your property is serviced with both municipal water AND sewer, then you are in what’s described as a...
Police seek driver following erratic driving complaint resulting in a collision – Dartmouth
**** HRP Media Release Police seek driver following erratic driving complaint resulting in a collision At approximately 10:09 p.m. Halifax Regional Police responded to a driving complaint made by a citizen who reported an erratic driver in a white SUV near the intersection of Main Street and Major Street in Dartmouth. While en-route...
Stunting driver charged: 68 km/hr over the limit
**** RCMP Media Release Stunting driver charged: 68 km/hr over the limit On June 11 at 6:50 p.m., a member of the RCMP’s Southeast Traffic Services in Halifax was on patrol on Hwy. 102 in Fall River and spotted a car travelling at a high rate of speed and passing other vehicles. He activated the...
Gear up for a safe motorcycle season
**** RCMP Media Release Gear up for a safe motorcycle season With motorcycle season in full swing, it’s the perfect time for riders to make sure their bikes are in good shape and they have the protective clothing needed to ride safely. “There were 7 fatal collisions and 33 serious injury collisions in Nova Scotia...