Residents invited to provide input on rapid transit strategy
**** HRM Media Release Residents invited to provide input on rapid transit strategy The Halifax Regional Municipality is inviting residents to share their thoughts on rapid transit through an online survey and at a number of scheduled pop-ups. To better meet the needs of residents, the municipality is developing a strategy to establish a Rapid...
Police: Two MVAs under investigation
**** HRP Media Release Police are investigating a two-vehicle collision in Halifax At approximately 9:29 a.m. police responded to a two-vehicle collision at Lakelands Blvd and St Margaret’s Bay Road. A Red Ford pickup truck collided with a Grey Honda SUV. A male and two females were the occupants of the truck and a male...
Halifax District RCMP ticket driver caught towing another vehicle with rope on Hwy 103
**** RCMP Media Release Does this look safe? On February 16, Halifax District RCMP responded to a report of an SUV towing another vehicle with a rope on Hwy. 103 in Upper Tantallon. RCMP wants to remind the public that towing vehicles with rope is not only illegal, but it’s also unsafe. The driver of...
Woman charged after false complaint of vehicle theft
**** RCMP Media Release Woman charged after false complaint of vehicle theft On February 19, a woman from Baccaro was arrested following a five-month investigation. In September 2019, Barrington RCMP responded to a complaint of a stolen vehicle from a residence in Baccaro. The investigation determined woman’s vehicle was not stolen, and she made arrangements...
Halifax District RCMP is asking for the public’s help in locating a stolen truck from Goffs.
**** RCMP Media Release. Halifax District RCMP is asking for the public’s help in locating a stolen truck from Goffs. Between February 15 and February 17, a truck was stolen from a parking lot of a business on Skye Blvd. The truck is a black 2012 Ford F350 with an attached Fisher stainless steel snow...
Seventeen-year-old charged for careless driving following collision – Sydney River
**** RCMP Media Release Seventeen-year-old charged for careless driving following collision On February 20 at 8:35 a.m., the RCMP’s Northeast Traffic Services responded to a call indicating a red Chevy Cobalt had flipped over on Hwy. 125, westbound at Exit 6. When police arrived on the scene, they found the two occupants of the...
Truck stolen while owner was leaning against it
**** RCMP Media Release Truck stolen while owner was leaning against it At 3:41 p.m. on February 19, Yarmouth Rural RCMP responded to a 911 call reporting a theft of a truck that was in progress. Two men were leaning up against the side of a truck, when a young male jumped into the driver’s...
It was 16 years ago today that Nova Scotia was slammed with a blizzard/nor’easter dubbed White Juan
**** Info via the NS Weather Service It was 16 years ago today that Nova Scotia was slammed with a blizzard/nor’easter dubbed White Juan. The blizzard came five months after Hurricane Juan made landfall in Nova Scotia and many say White Juan was a hurricane in disguise. The storm’s central pressure dropped 57 mb in...
Police have charged a man in relation to a fatal vehicle/pedestrian collision that occurred in Halifax
**** HRP Media Release Police charge man in relation to fatal vehicle/pedestrian collision Police have charged a man in relation to a fatal vehicle/pedestrian collision that occurred yesterday in Halifax. At approximately 1:20 p.m. police responded to vehicle/pedestrian collision at the intersection of Dunbrack Street and Clayton Park Drive. The pedestrian was crossing Dunbrack Street...
Police are investigating a vehicle/pedestrian collision – Halifax
**** HRP Media Release Police are investigating a vehicle/pedestrian collision. At 4:49 p.m. police investigated a vehicle/pedestrian collision in Halifax and closed a portion of Barrington Street for a 30 minute period. At 4:49 p.m. police responded to a vehicle/pedestrian collision at the 1500 block of Barrington Street. The male pedestrian has been taken to...