National Fire Prevention Week runs Oct. 5-11
HALIFAX: National Fire Prevention Week runs from Oct. 5 to Oct. 11. This year’s theme is “Charge into Fire Safety™: Lithium-Ion Batteries in Your Home.” The campaign highlights the importance…
Local girls to take part in U13AAA female hockey showcase this weekend
DARTMOUTH: The best Under-13 AAA girls hockey players in Nova Scotia will hit the ice in Dartmouth this weekend. The U-13 AAA female hockey showcase will see seven teams compete…
RCMP arrests three youths, seize firearm after home invasion in Lower Sackville
LOWER SACKVILLE: RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment has arrested three youths and seized a firearm and sensory irritant after executing a search warrant in relation to a home invasion on September…
Fire causes significant damage to Lower Sackville home
LOWER SACKVILLE: A home on Cobequid Road suffered significant damage due to a early Monday evening structure fire. Firefighters from multiple stations responded to the 5:48 p.m. call for the…
Photos/Video: Great crowd at the Acadia Park concert featuring Jon Cyr & sons
LOWER SACKVILLE: The community spirit was alive on Sunday night as a crowd of an estimated 250 brought their blankets and chairs for a night of musical entertainment at Acadia…
Sobeys, Costco coming to Middle Sackville, Mayor Fillmore tells town hall
LOWER SACKVILLE: A new Costco and Sobeys stores are coming to build in Middle Sackville. At a community town hall in Lower Sackville on Monday night, Mayor Andy Fillmore told…
HPFF answers questions asked about Middle Sackville apartment building fire
MIDDLE SACKVILLE: The Halifax Professional Fire Fighters (HPFF) answered numerous questions that came to them in the hours since the devastating apartment building fire on Hanwell Drive in Middle Sackville.…
HRM provides update on Middle Sackville apartment building fire
(This update was sent to media at 6 p.m. on Sept. 15) HALIFAX: The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents of the following update regarding the structure fire at an…
UPDATE: evacuation order lifted for homes near apartment building fire on Hanwell Drive
MIDDLE SACKVILLE: Fire crews from multiple stations are battling a raging fire in a four-storey apartment building early Monday morning Sept. 15. The fire had crews responding shortly after midnight…
Firefighters quickly knock down Mount Uniacke camper fire
MOUNT UNIACKE: Firefighters in Mount Uniacke quickly took care of a camper on fire early Wednesday morning. The fire call for the camper on fire on Uniacke Mines Road came…