Halifax Celebrates St. Patrick's Day with a Parade!

Councillor Dawn Sloane

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District 12 Map (PDF, 207 KB)

Clean Nova Scotia giving away free water bottles at Grand Parade

Street Closures Due to Herald Demolition

Pedestrians will still be able to walk through the area while the streets are closed to vehicles.

The list of affected streets and dates are:

 

•Grafton Street between Prince and Sackville streets. Street closure, starting Monday and ending Friday.

•Prince Street between Argyle and Grafton streets. Street closure, Wednesday to Friday.

•Intersection of Prince and Argyle streets, which will result in the closure of Prince from Barrington Street to Grafton Street and Argyle Street from Carmichael Street to Sackville Street, Sunday until March 3.

•Argyle Street between Prince and Sackville streets. Street closure, Sunday until March 5.

•Grafton, Prince, Argyle and Sackville streets. Periodic disruptions and traffic stoppages until the end of April.

Old Grey Lady of Argyle Street

Proposed Nova Centre - Convention Centre

park
after dark*

Winter evenings don’t have to be dark.
Throw on your boots and re-discover your waterfront in the heart of downtown.
Dine by a fire, catch a live show, share a warm drink with friends.

And now, park easily. $6 flat rate from 6 pm to 8 am nightly.
At four Waterfront Development lots on Lower Water Street.

Whatever you do, don’t sit at home and wish for Spring. Create new memories now.
(*Create a spark)

Cable Wharf (1751) Queen’s Landing (1707) Foundation Place (1549) Salter (1521)

Runs until March 12, 2010
info@wdcl.ca 902.422.6591 www.wdcl.ca

Essential Deficiency Repairs Get Underway at Halifax Wastewater Treatment Facility

(Thursday, March 4, 2010) - Commencing Friday, March 5th the Halifax Wastewater Treatment Facility (WWTF) will temporarily stop receiving flows to allow the contractor, D&D WaterSolutions Inc., to rectify deficiencies identified prior to the WWTF malfunction on January 14, 2009. The correction of these deficiencies is not related to the malfunction, but is essential to the long term operation of the facility.

This work is being undertaken at the contractor’s cost and will not delay the full restoration of the Halifax WWTF, scheduled for completion this spring.

During this shutdown, scheduled to take 1 week, all flows will be diverted from the Halifax WWTF and discharged through the Combined Sewer Overflow [CSO] chambers along the waterfront.

The items being modified are:

·The installation of a baffle system in the wet well to allow for a more even distribution of  wastewater flows to the raw water pumps

·The installation of an auto-lube system for the main/coarse screen. This will allow for a more constant lubrication of the screen mechanism, provide better operation and prolonged operational life for the system

·Conversion of the coarse screen screw auger conveyor to a belt conveyor. This will allow for more efficient, reliable handling of coarse screened material.

With the completion of these items, dry weather flows will once again be diverted to the Halifax WWTF, debris and floatables removed via the coarse and fine screening system, and then discharged through the facility’s existing outfall pipe which extends approximately one kilometre into Halifax Harbour.

For more information about the Halifax WWTF and the Harbour Solutions Project, visit  http://halifax.ca/HWWTF/index.html or www.halifaxwater.ca where newsletters, diagrams, photos, background materials, and answers to frequently asked questions can be found.

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Contact:

James Campbell

Communications and Public Relations Coordinator, Halifax Water

490-4604

HRM’s Overnight Winter Parking Ban In Effect on December 14th

(Monday, November 30/09) - HRM would like to advise residents that the overnight winter parking ban will come into effect in the Urban Core on Monday, December 14th. The parking ban restricts on-street parking each night from 1 a.m. to 7 a.m. This means that within the service core, no vehicle can be parked on the street during these times. The fine amount is $50 if paid within 60 days and $82.96 after that.

Reminder: a vehicle left parked overnight on December 13th will be in violation.
In times of heavy snowfall on days leading up to December 14th, HRM asks residents to please not park on the streets as it interferes with snow clearing operations. Residents are reminded that Section 139 of the Motor Vehicle Act provides that parked vehicles obstructing snow removal or winter maintenance operations may be removed at the owner’s cost, regardless of time or date.

In the event of a snow storm, HRM asks that residents please allow 12 hours after the end of the snowfall for crews to plow main roads and bus routes and 24 hours for residential and rural streets. For sidewalks, please allow 12 hours on main routes, 18 hours on school and bus routes and 36 hours for sidewalk clearing on residential and rural streets.

HRM thanks you for your cooperation and patience during and after snow events. Working together we can have a safe and enjoyable winter season.

For more information on winter parking legislation, service standards, driving/parking solutions, HRM’s Smart Trip program, frequently asked questions and more, please visit us at halifax.ca and click on the snow information icon, or call 490-4000.

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Contact:
Michaelyn Thompson
HRM Corporate Communications
490-5940