https://haligonia.ca Halifax's most followed info source Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:00:47 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.12 https://haligonia.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.jpg https://haligonia.ca 32 32 https://haligonia.ca/halifax-water-files-rate-application-seeking-8-4-per-cent-increase-in-2027-and-8-2-per-cent-in-2028-322878/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 18:54:27 +0000 https://haligonia.ca/?p=322878 Halifax Water Release: Halifax Water has filed a General Rate Application (GRA) with the Nova Scotia Regulatory and Appeals Board (NSRAB), seeking approval to increase the average residential bill by 8.4 per cent effective April 1, 2027, and by a further 8.2 per cent effective April 1, 2028. The proposed increases have not been approved […] More]]> https://haligonia.ca/rcmp-charge-high-risk-offender-with-forcible-confinement-robbery-and-firearms-offences-322876/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 17:57:49 +0000 https://haligonia.ca/?p=322876 RCMP release: Colchester County District RCMP has charged a man after an initial report of shots fired at a vehicle. On September 23, Sipekne’katik RCMP Detachment responded to a report that a man had shot a vehicle the previous day while people were inside. Through the investigation, officers learned a man was in a vehicle […] More]]> https://haligonia.ca/its-that-time-of-year-weekly-green-cart-collection-ends-october-2nd-322870/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 14:19:04 +0000 https://haligonia.ca/?p=322870 HRM release: The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents that weekly green cart collection ends on Friday, Oct. 2, in all communities across the municipality. To ensure collection, residents should place materials curbside the evening before their collection day. Collection can begin as early as 7 a.m. To find your collection schedule, visit our website. The […] More]]> https://haligonia.ca/thieves-took-an-f-150-in-lawrencetown-without-realizing-it-was-broadcasting-its-location-322858/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 21:18:39 +0000 https://haligonia.ca/?p=322858 RCMP release: RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment has arrested a woman after recovering a stolen vehicle in Porters Lake.     On September 23, at approximately 10:45 p.m., RCMP responded to a report that a Ford F150 had been stolen from a driveway on Robinson Rd. in Lawrencetown.  Officers learned that the truck was equipped with a tracking […] More]]> https://haligonia.ca/planned-water-shutdown-at-cobequid-community-health-centres-emergency-department-322849/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 18:05:55 +0000 https://haligonia.ca/?p=322849 Release: Due to the need for water system repairs at Cobequid Community Health Centre, there will be a planned, temporary water shutdown, beginning the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 29. To ensure all repairs can be completed, the emergency department is expected to delay opening until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 30. If you have a […] More]]>