Traffic, Weather & Utility

**** RCMP Media Release Lunenburg District RCMP is investigating a theft of motorcycle. Between May 14 at 10:30 p.m. and May 15 at 7:30 a.m., suspect(s) attended a home in Conquerall Bank and stole a motorcycle. The motorcycle is a red 2013 Ducati 1199 Panigale. The motorcycle has an after market black carbon fiber front...

**** Weather Statement via Environment Canada ****** ENDED Minimum temperatures: near zero. Locations: Nova Scotia. Time span: overnight and early Sunday morning. Remarks: Frost is expected to form tonight as clearing skies and light winds coincide with cool temperatures, especially in low lying areas. Frost advisories are issued when temperatures are expected to reach the...

**** RCMP Media Release Have you seen this Jeep? On May 13 between 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. a black 2015 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon broke down on Hwy. 105 on Kelly’s Mountain near the look off and was left roadside. The owner returned the next day to fix it and the Jeep was gone. The...

**** HRP Media Release April vehicle/pedestrian collision statistics ​ Halifax Regional Police and Halifax District RCMP release a monthly vehicle/pedestrian collision report to provide police and citizens with more contextual information on this issue. ​ A total of 30 vehicle/pedestrian/bicycle collisions have been reported from January to April 2020 in Halifax Regional Municipality. Of the...

**** RCMP Media Release Canada Road Safety Week: May 12-18 Canada Road Safety Week is Tuesday, May​ 12 to Monday, May 18​ and Nova Scotia RCMP will be out in full force to protect Nova Scotians. This annual campaign is about reducing behaviours that put all road users at risk, including alcohol-impaired driving, drug-impaired driving...

**** 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...