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A boil-water advisory warning residents of the possibility of unsafe drinking water within the Halifax Regional Municipality remains in place Tuesday. The notice is in effect for people using the JD Kline (Pockwock) Lake Water Treatment Facility. Halifax Water says people using water for consumption from the facility should boil their drinking water for at … Read More “Halifax and surrounding areas still under boil-water advisory” »
A number of daycares and businesses in the Halifax area are closed today and some grocery store shelves have be cleared of bottled water due to a boil-water advisory affecting a large swath of the municipality. The advisory followed a power outage at a water treatment facility that serves 201,000 people in the municipality. It covers Halifax, … Read More “Some daycares, businesses closed as boil-water advisory continues in Halifax area” »
The WestJet mechanics strike may be over, but for passengers seeking compensation for flights cancelled before and during the strike, the battle is just beginning. The carrier cancelled more than 800 flights between June 27 and July 2, affecting tens of thousands of passengers. Some cancellations were announced in the days leading up to the … Read More “Did WestJet cancel your flight? Here’s what experts say you should do” »
The Nova Scotia government is not ready to make a funding commitment on a light rail commuter system in Cape Breton, but it is pretty pumped about the idea. Premier Tim Houston announced $610,000 in funding for Cape Breton University (CBU) to conduct a feasibility study on the system in April. According to documents recently … Read More “Study for Cape Breton light rail commuter system still on track” »
The video shows an old, low-ceilinged basement, the dirt floor flooded with black and brown sludge. A broken cast-iron pipe is visible — the source of a leak spewing raw sewage into the basement of a home in New Glasgow, N.S., for about a year. A plumber is walking through the mess, assessing the damage. … Read More “Raw sewage pumped into this woman’s building for months. Officials did nothing” »
Halifax Water is warning residents there is a possibility of unsafe drinking water in areas within the Halifax Regional Municipality, and are advising its residents to boil all water for consumption and use for at least one minute. Halifax Water said the notice is in effect for people using the Pockwock Lake Drinking Water Facility. … Read More “Boil water notice in effect for parts of Halifax, surrounding area” »
A boil water order covering the entire Halifax peninsula, Bedford, Spryfield, Timberlea, Hammonds Plains, Beaver Bank and parts of Middle and Lower Sackville is expected to persist for at least 24 to 48 hours, says Halifax Water. The utility is recommending people boil their water for at least one minute if they are consuming it or using it for … Read More “Boil water order covering Halifax and some nearby communities to last at least 24-48 hours” »
Thousands came out to Sydney’s Centre 200 for the official Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM) Canada Day festivities despite the rainy weather. The free event was supposed to be held outside at Sydney’s Open Hearth Park, but Monday’s rain caused organizers to move things indoors. The event featured food, children’s activities like bouncy castles, Indigenous … Read More “Canada Day event in Cape Breton sees large crowd despite weather” »
A nearly 50-year-old church hall in Halifax is coming down at the end of summer, prompting a daycare and a non-profit organization using the space to find new accommodations. Daphne Beeler, senior warden at St. Mark’s Anglican Church in the north end of Halifax, confirmed Cosmos Properties, which owns the property, will be tearing down … Read More “50-year-old Halifax church hall coming down at end of summer, forcing daycare, non-profit to move” »
Canada is marking its 157th birthday, but the weather is resulting in the cancellations and postponement of multiple events in the Halifax area. Now in its second year, the municipality is hosting Kana’ta: Canada Day on July 1. According to the event’s website, “this re-envisioned format for Canada Day offers a variety of new and refreshed cultural, musical … Read More “Weather spoils Canada Day events in Halifax” »
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