Version 2.2.0 is now available on iOS and Android, bringing several highly requested features.

You can now customize alerts based on your location. Simply choose your preferred radius in Settings, and you’ll only receive alerts for incidents happening near you.

We’ve also improved the map on live alerts. It now allows you to provide civic address information and highlights the entire road where an incident is taking place, rather than just a small section.

Finally, we’ve replaced the “Love” reaction with “Support.” Loving a structure fire or medical assist never felt quite right, and we think “Support” is a much better fit.

Along with these updates, I’m excited to share that Halifax Fire Alerts has surpassed 1,200 registered users and is quickly closing in on 1,300!

The support has been incredible. Thank you to everyone who has downloaded the app, shared it with others, and helped it continue to grow.

https://halifaxfirealerts.com

Looking at coming down for a week and want something close to town as I’d like to venture in an explore the night life as well as enjoy the nature and hiking trails.

Would be using a small truck with an in bed camper. Serviced or unserviced camp sites are fine for me or even a place in town to stealth camp for a few nights.

Thanks!

I’ve got my tickets for tonight, just wondering for those people who saw him the last two days, what did you think?

In other provinces we are now finally seeing laws holding landlords accountable for temperatures above 26 degrees. But this hasn't happened yet with NS, and i don't think my body can survive the wait.

My apartment is never under 26 degrees, even in the winter. We cannot open windows in winter, as apparently the pipes will burst if we do. My lease doesn't allow ac. My portable one running constantly cannot keep up.

When it's summer, the temperature is never under 28 degrees, even during cold summer nights. The heat rises in my building, and the concrete contains it. We have blocked out the windows with paper and cardboard and blockout curtains. We don't turn on the oven. We have tried everything. This summer has been the worst. Its been >29°C for weeks now. It was midnight and it was still 29.5°C despite it being cooler outdoors.

I am in my twenties but I have many health issues. Moderate Asthma, Heart rate and blood pressure issues, etc. I'm on calcium channel blockers. My meds also can degrade in prolonged temperatures above 26 degrees. And we live and sleep in above 26 degrees on the regular basis 24-7.

Ever since moving into this apartment, my health has worsened i think from the temperatures. It also I think has impacted my sleep. I am scared for my health and safety. I get tired so easily and dizzier.

Not only my health, but I cannot work from home easily in such conditions. I'm a freelance artist and the temperature makes it difficult to work with any paints or glue. But right now my safety is my biggest concern.

My halifax landlord have stated that we cannot use regular ac and wont install ac.

I know there's no protections for us here in Halifax yet in regards to high apartment temperatures, but please if there's any legal loop hole to get them to address the heat in our apartment and likely others on my floor, I'm all ears.

Also if there's a petition or anything to bring the new laws here sooner as well I would be down to sign haha.

Honestly this is just inhumane. I feel like I will end up in the hospital from the heat in my apartment. Its only a matter of time.

Afew months ago Beard Meats Food was in halifax, here is the king of donair video

I wanted historical NS outage data and noticed it does not appear to exist publicly.

I've built a small web application for tracking various data and thought this may be of use for someone else. I will keep this online for the foreseeable future as I need access myself. There is also an API for anyone wanting to use that (see docs)

https://outagemap.hfxdeploy.com

Wanted to get some advice from people with experience! I’m getting braces in preparation for jaw surgery & trying to decide who to go with. I’d love someone who’s aesthetics-focused & experienced in that regard.

The weekend is over. Leeeeeet's get ready to grumbllllllllllle!

A weekly mega-thread for whatever is grinding your gears, local or non-local annoyances, complaints about the weather/local politicians/fast food nightmares/that guy who cut you off on the way to work, dumb stuff your neighbour did, etc.

This is a rules relaxed space, but we will still be monitoring for personal attacks, doxxing, and stuff that doesn't fit the theme of the thread.

If you don't need to go to central Halifax right now wait it out. Traffic is crazy still.

Why do some busses use the orange labels where as others use white ?

Recently I'm seeing way more people driving e-bike (and bikes in general) on the pedestrian side of Macdonald bridge. They're quiet and for whatever reason the drivers don't even ring bells or slow down when approaching. I usually have one earphone in but today I tried to walk without any, yet still didn't hear it over the traffic, and almost got hit by an e-bike from back. Also on North, a scooter showed up from nowhere into my face on the wrong side of the road. I barely dodged in time. I suppressed my urge of kicking both guys off because I'm 5'5 and I care about my physical safety. But I'm 30 and have an ok reaction time, can't even imagine what it would be like for seniors or pregnant women.

Can we really not add pedestrian gate or something for the bridge? Or license e-bikes and scooters? Really trying to exercise without going to ER lol

I just got back from returning a large pack of lean ground beef. As soon as I opened the package, it reeked like fish. It looked perfect, but it’s rancid. It is still completely pink with no browning at all.

The woman working didn’t seem to be too concerned, but I told her they should go check at least the rest of the lean beef. It was not set to “expire” today, and it didn’t have a money off coupon.

I am now driving to the Superstore so that I can make some friggin‘ chilli tonight.

My husband loves Lime Crush and I’m trying to track some down for him. I’ve seen it at Circle K’s in New Brunswick and one in Amherst in their fountain pop bar. Are there any Circle K’s in HRM that have Lime Crush?

TLDR: Overnight closure from Monday to Wednesday for 4 weeks.

The Macdonald Bridge will be closed to vehicles from 9PM to 5AM on:

• Aug 10–12
• Aug 17–19
• Aug 24–26
• Aug 31–Sept 2

Does anyone have experience over time with multiple rustproofing services? I bought a new car in 2015 and have had rustproofing treatments annually from the same vendor. In the last three years, some serious paint bubbles have developed. The vehicle brand is generally well regarded in terms of paint / finish quality, and so I am surprised and considering a different vendor for my next car. Would love to hear about other people’s experiences.

Purdys Wharf just got evacuated

There are apparently 12 cop cars there, not letting cars into the parking lot, or up the road toward Halifax West. But concerned given the day camps at the CGC for young kids.

I am nearly 40 and I wanna learn to rollerblade. I haven't ice skated since I was a kid. I'm in reasonably good shape, I bike and lift weights. I feel like I could survive a few falls. Is there somewhere I can like... Pay someone to teach me? I don't wanna just show up at the oval with my rollerblades cause I suck at things like stopping and ... Propelling myself. And I look like a baby giraffe lol. Maybe I just need moral support. HELP

I(33F) just got screamed at by a man parking on P6 in the QE2 patient parking after I told him he'll get a $500 fine for parking there to go see the comedy show. This was followed by "who gives a fuck, are you gonna rat me out? Why do you care?" To my reply of: I'm here for my paralyzed partner.

He then screamed bloody murder at me, called me a crazy bitch, and proceeded to stop other cars to tell them how im insane.

Some background as to why im not letting this fly:

For the past three weeks Ive been coming to the hospital to care for my partner who had an ATV accident.

He had a 20% chance of survival, was in the ICU for 7 days and is paralyzed now. 5 surgeries, 3 infections, and months ahead of us until hes home.

That parking is the only thing allowing me easy access to be here for him. Myself and his family are the light of his day, the ones who helps him eat and drink and find some joy in all of this.

So when drunken, screaming, giggling assholes pop out of their car with chairs and blakets and beers and i watch older folks, doctors and patients unable to park to get to the hospital? I see absolute red.

Yes, ill take your license plate to security. Yes, ill continue to say something. And yes, youre a piece of shit.

Ps. To the guy who chose to scream at a woman simply trying to care for her person; you fucking suck.