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The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents of the following updates and impacts to municipal services as a result of the weather event:
Update on snow clearing operations
Operations are active in all areas. Surfaces are snow covered and residents are advised to travel with caution. For further information and updates, visit halifax.ca/snow.
Impact of COVID-19 on municipal service standards
Due to resourcing challenges as a result of the impacts of COVID-19, including employee exposures and provincially mandated self-isolation and testing requirements, service standards are expected to be impacted. This includes Halifax Transit, solid waste collection, some recreation centres and other municipal operations. For the most up-to-date information on municipal impacts as a result of COVID-19, visit halifax.ca.
Halifax Transit
For the most up-to-date information on service disruptions, residents can visit halifax.ca or follow @hfxtransit and @hfxtransitalert on Twitter.
Solid Waste
Due to the weather, some areas that were scheduled for solid waste collection will not be completed today.
For residents in Clayton Park and Rockingham, collection will occur this Saturday, March 5. For residents in all other areas including Dartmouth, Eastern Passage, Cow Bay, Sackville, Bedford, Tantallon, and Peggy’s Cove, collection will occur tomorrow on Friday, March 4.
If waste has not been collected by 5 p.m. today, residents are asked to take it inside and place it curbside by 7 a.m. on the above noted rescheduled collection days.
Parks & Recreation
Please be advised that most municipal recreation facilities remain open however, some facilities may have to close or programs may need to be cancelled due to the weather. Please call your local recreation centre for further information.
Overnight winter parking ban
The overnight winter parking ban will be enforced from 1 a.m. to 6 a.m. (in both Zone 1 – Central and Zone 2 – Non-Central) on Friday, March 4, to allow crews to properly clear streets and sidewalks.
Residents are able to determine which zone they’re in by searching their address using the interactive tool available here.
Vehicles must be off municipal streets during the hours noted above. Regardless of the status of an overnight winter parking ban, or whether you have received a notification, vehicles can be towed, day or night, at any time of year, if they are interfering with snow-clearing operations, as per Section 139 of the Nova Scotia Motor Vehicle Act.
Support for those experiencing homelessness
The municipality is supporting the province by opening a temporary overnight shelter at The Pavilion (5816 Cogswell Street) on a nightly basis until March 31.
The temporary overnight shelter is open each night from 9 p.m. until 9 a.m.
Stay informed
Residents are urged to sign-up for hfxALERT, the municipality’s mass notification system. Subscribers will receive alerts by phone, email or text. Sign up at halifax.ca/hfxalert.
Residents can also call 311 for updated information on municipal services, or to report issues such as flooding, downed trees or blocked roadways. For emergencies, residents should call 911.
Residents are encouraged to visit halifax.ca/snow or follow @hfxgov on Twitter for updates and information during a weather event.