Alerts

18 September 2023

• Nova Scotia Provincial Parks Updates
  • Provincial parks are being assessed for damage and are starting to reopen as it is safe. Check the advisories on our website for more information: https://parks.novascotia.ca/advisories

17 September 2023

• Nova Scotia Ferry Service Updates
  • All provincial ferries have resumed service
• The following museums will be closed, Sunday September 17th
  • Sherbrooke Village Museum, 42 Main St, Sherbrooke, NS
  • Baile nan Gàidheal, Highland Village Museum, 4119 NS-223, Iona, NS
  • Uniacke Estate Museum Park, 758 Nova Scotia Trunk 1, Mount Uniacke, NS
• Check flights at Halifax Stanfield International Airport and J.A. Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport before heading to the airport at: https://halifaxstanfield.ca/flight-information/arrivals/ and http://www.sydneyairport.ca/
• The following Nova Scotia Provincial Visitor Information Centres (VIC) will be closed today, September 17th
  • Peggy’s Cove VIC, 96 Peggy's Point Road, Peggy's Cove

16 September 2023

• Nova Scotia Ferry Service Updates
  • Petit Passage and Grand Passage ferries have resumed service as of 12:50pm
  • Country Harbour and LeHave Ferries remain closed until further notice
• Nova Scotia Health - For updates on Nova Scotia Health facilities closures please visit: www.nshealth.ca/temporaryclosures.
• The Grand Passage Ferry will stop Saturday September 16th during Hurricane Lee due to wind and heavy seas. Please check 511 for the latest info. 511 Nova Scotia
• The Tancook, Lahave and Petite Passage Ferries will stop Saturday September 16th during Hurricane Lee due to wind and heavy seas. Please check 511 for the latest info. 511 Nova Scotia
• The following museums will be closed, Saturday September 16th
  • Museum of Natural History, 1747 Summer St, Halifax, NS
  • Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, 1675 Lower Water St, Halifax, NS
  • Fundy Geological Museum, 162 Two Islands Rd, Parrsboro, NS
  • Uniacke Estate Museum Park, 758 Nova Scotia Trunk 1, Mount Uniacke, NS
  • The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia in Halifax 1723 Hollis St, Halifax, NS and Yarmouth 341 Main St, Yarmouth, NS
• Check flights at Halifax Stanfield International Airport and J.A. Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport before heading to the airport at: https://halifaxstanfield.ca/flight-information/arrivals/ and http://www.sydneyairport.ca/
• The following Nova Scotia Provincial Visitor Information Centres (VIC) will be closed today, September 16th
  • Halifax Stanfield International Airport, 1640-747 Bell Blvd., Goffs
  • Peggy’s Cove VIC, 96 Peggy's Point Road, Peggy's Cove

15 September 2023

• For safety during hurricane Lee, people experiencing homelessness can access emergency centres starting Friday evening. For a list of shelters and warming centres, please visit Emergency accommodations.
• For safety during hurricane Lee, all trails on Crown land that are managed under agreements with NRR will close at 7 pm today. After the storm, check with your local trail organization about reopening or check with @nstrails for longer term closures.
• The Tancook & Lahave ferries will stop during Hurricane Lee due to wind and heavy seas. The Country Harbour ferry will probably also stop running. The Englishtown & Little Narrows ferries will probably run, but we are all taking precautions. Please check 511 for the latest info. 511 Nova Scotia Thank you.
• Environment Canada has issued weather warnings (including Hurricane watches, tropical storm warnings and tropical cyclone statements) for many parts of Nova Scotia as Hurricane Lee moves towards Atlantic Canada. To stay up to date, visit Nova Scotia weather warnings and hurricane conditions.