Category Archives: (Acadia News) Halifax Nova Scotia

The municipality is giving away 1000 trees, and they want you to take one home to fight the effects of climate change in your neighbourhood. There will be two separate events in October: one in Clayto...

Environment Minister Tim Halman has tossed out an appeal on a residential project being built near a wetland in Dartmouth. The appeal was filed by two groups including the Ecology Action Centre who ar...

An investigation is underway after another incident targeting the Public Gardens in Halifax. A fire damaged Horticultural Hall at the gardens late last week. Now, police believe they have an arson cas...

Update: Issued at 4:30 p.m. on September 18th. The Mounties say Caldwell Road near Shearwater has reopened to traffic. Drivers were asked to avoid the area at around 4 p.m. on Sunday evening. Police r...

An investigation is underway into the sexual assault of a teenager in Dartmouth on Wednesday. Halifax Regional Police say the incident involved a 15-year-old girl who was on a path near Jayden Drive a...

Halifax is piloting a new speed reduction technique on Robie Street this fall, with the hope of adding it to the municipality's arsenal of traffic calming measures. Speed cushions are set to be instal...

A prisoner and corrections officer have been charged after an assault at the Burnside jail. Halifax Regional Police were told about the incident at the Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility on Jul...

There's still time to offer your thoughts on development around Eisner Cove Wetland in Dartmouth. The site, officially called the Southdale Future Growth Node, has had an 875 unit housing development ...

Crash bars installed on the MacKay Bridge are reducing damage to toll structures, according to the Halifax Dartmouth Bridge Commission. The clearance warning poles -- much like those found on parking ...

An emergency water main repair is underway in Halifax. Crews with Halifax Water are carrying out the work near 108 Kline Street, around Oak Street. Service will be temporarily shut down in the area wi...