Foggy evening across Kings
It’s quite foggy out there, especially across Kings County! Drive safely and ensure your lights are on if you are commuting 🙂 My oh my, what a temperature change from previous days! Adrian J.
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Tag: Safety
String of fires at Valley Waste Resource Management, result of Lithium Batteries
Over the last two years, 61% of the fires reported at the Valley Waste Resource Management location in Kentville have been a result of Lithium batteries. In a summary of incidents published by Valley Waste, there have been 13 fires at the facility between September 2023 to September 2025, with 8 of those being a […]
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School Bus Safety
School buses will be hitting the roads this week for another school year and it’s important for motorists to be reminded. Starting the first week of September throughout the rest of the year, it might not hurt to adjust your morning commute schedule to ensure you have extra time if you encounter traffic congestion due […]
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“Something that I loved doing and something that I volunteered to do, is what’s killing me.”
Being a firefighter is something many of us dreamed about doing when we grew up. The dream of jumping in a fire truck with the lights and sirens, rushing to fight a fire, ended up becoming a reality. Little did we know the long term impacts it can have on our bodies. Joel Neily, originally […]
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Canada Road Safety Week
During Canada Road Safety Week, more than ten percent of vehicles stopped by the Nova Scotia RCMP during proactive enforcement efforts resulted in charges. Over the seven days of Road Safety Week, enforcement by RCMP officers in the province resulted in 54 Criminal Code charges for impaired operation, 22 provincial roadside suspensions, and almost 1,000 […]
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Yard Sale Safety
Well It’s that time of year again, expecially on the weekends, that many residential yard sales are taking place across the Annapolis Valley. Each year I do my due diligence in sharing a few key tips to help make our roads just a bit safer during the summer months. While there have been no real […]
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“It won’t work, if you don’t wear it”
Every year between the months of May to August people tragically lose their lives due to fatal water related incidents. When hitting the water, it’s so important to ensure you and the people on board your watercraft are wearing personal flotation devices (PFD’s), better know as life jackets. Many water related incidents include, boating, kayaking […]
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Mosquitoe Facts
If you haven’t suffered a summer swatting away mosquitoes, you must be lucky or hiding under a rock!! Mosquitoes in Canada are most active from May to September, with their peak activity occurring around dawn and dusk. Here are a few mosquito facts you might have never known 🫨 In Canada there are over 74 […]
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National Slow Down & Move Over Day
National Slow Down & Move Over Day in Canada is observed annually, on the second Tuesday of May! It encourages drivers to slow down and move over a lane when passing emergency vehicles such as tow trucks, police, fire and ambulance. Each day, tow truck operators across Nova Scotia hit the roads, risking their lives […]
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Annual Painting for Provincial Roads
It’s that time of year that our provincial paint line crews are out working to ensure our road lines are visible! It’s a great reminder to be patient, proceed with caution and take your time while working around these operators. Each year they tag on hundreds of thousands of kilometres, re-painting roads after the winter […]
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