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The following is a 5 minute survey aimed towards firefighters across Nova Scotia. Please share with your fellow firefighters and departments. This short survey is regarding cancers related to firefighting and the results will be used and shared at a later date. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfG3pCHO7OYNS8MdlowuhYdJuwyqbrf-AOM9gLqvP_ODD6PAA/viewform Adrian J.
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📍 Locations: most of Nova Scotia ❄️ Potential snowfall: 10 to 25 cm. ⏰ Time span: Wednesday into Thursday. ✍️ Remarks: A low pressure system will track south of Nova Scotia on Wednesday bringing snow to much of the province. Snow will begin over western Nova Scotia Wednesday morning and move eastward across the proving […]
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⚠️ Active Survey For Active, Retired & Probationary Firefighters: Looking for help from my firefighter family to push this important project farther! Currently over 225 firefighters from all across Nova Scotia and beyond have submitted their input and I’m looking for more. Survey takes 5 minutes, you can remain anonymous. Firefighting-related cancers impact stations all […]
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The Nova Scotia RCMP’s Commercial Crime Section is warning the public about an increase in counterfeit $50 Canadian bank notes being circulated throughout the province. In the past month, the Nova Scotia RCMP has received at least eight separate reports of high-quality counterfeit $50 bank notes being used to purchase goods and services in the […]
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The Department of Emergency Management is investing in new firefighter training equipment to ensure firefighters across Nova Scotia have access to safe, modern and consistent training no matter where they live. The Department is purchasing two mobile burn units and four propane-fuelled training props, which will expand hands-on firefighter training capacity across the province. “Firefighters […]
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“Being an RCMP officer in rural Nova Scotia can feel like patrolling the endless dark nights alone on winding backroads—shadows closing in, every distant sound echoing with uncertainty and isolation, with my family as the faint, steady light that calls me home through the void after each solitary watch. I’ve returned home shaken after dealing […]
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Heavy wet snow across Nova Scotia this morning is resulting in thousands of customers to be without power. Over 58,000 people are in the dark as heavy wet snow is causing trees to break off and knock electricity out. https://outagemap.nspower.ca/external/default.html Roads are also extremely slippery across the province. Photo Courtesy Chris Copeland.
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📍 Location: most of Nova Scotia ⏰ Time span: Sunday evening through Monday morning. ✍️ Remarks: Snow, heavy at times, will begin over Nova Scotia on Sunday evening. Some communities may see precipitation start as rain, but a quick changeover to snow is expected by mid evening. Temperatures will hover near zero in many areas […]
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Heavy winds and scattered flurries are causing white out and blizzard like conditions across the western region of Nova Scotia. Locations in Annapolis and Kings Counties are experiencing whiteouts at this hour. Drive with care! Ns Hwy Cams ⤵️ https://novascotia.ca/tran/cameras/all.asp Adrian J.
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Over the last year, I’ve been doing research and documenting stories from different firefighters who have all been diagnosed with firefighting-related cancers here in Nova Scotia. With January being firefighter cancer awareness month, I thought it was important to share some of the work I’ve been doing to bring attention to this important topic, learning […]
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