News

Posted: August 13, 2025 - 11:40 am

The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents that this morning the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources (NSDNR) confirmed that the area of the Susies Lake wildfire is approximately 15 hectares and remains out of control.

Posted: August 13, 2025 - 9:44 am

The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents and Halifax Transit riders that the bus loops at the Bridge and Woodside Ferry Terminals will be repaved from the evening of Friday, Aug. 15 to 5 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 18.

Posted: August 13, 2025 - 9:30 am

Date: Wednesday, August 13
Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Posted: August 13, 2025 - 8:38 am

The 39-year-old man who police requested the public’s assistance in locating on August 12, 2025, has been located.

Notification

Posted: August 12, 2025 - 9:37 pm

The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents that the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources (NSDNR) has estimated that the area of the Susies Lake wildfire is 25 to 30 hectares and is out of control but progress is being made.

Posted: August 12, 2025 - 5:21 pm

The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents that Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency (HRFE) and the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources (NSDNR) are on the scene of an uncontrolled wildfire in the Susies Lake area of Halifax, in the vicinity of Bayers Lake.

Posted: August 12, 2025 - 3:33 pm

Police are assisting Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency with the response to a fire at Susies Lake in Halifax. Police are asking the public to avoid the Bayers Lake area. Evacuations and street closures are underway. Lessening the traffic congestion will help crews respond to the fire and allow those evacuating to leave safely.

Posted: August 12, 2025 - 9:23 am

The Halifax Regional Municipality is enhancing the security screening process for entering City Hall. Installation of an airport-style baggage X-ray machine and walk-through metal detector is currently underway at the front doors of the building and will be in operation starting Monday, Aug. 18.

Posted: August 11, 2025 - 3:18 pm

Date: Wednesday, Aug. 27
Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Posted: August 11, 2025 - 2:35 pm

The Halifax Regional Municipality invites residents to two tree giveaway events, offering free trees to residents on Aug. 23 and 30, as part of the municipal Urban Forestry team’s efforts to promote natural areas and green infrastructure as outlined in the Urban Forest Management Plan and HalifACT.