Municipal post-storm update – Tuesday, October 4 4:30 p.m.

**** HRM Media Release Municipal post-storm update – Tuesday, October 4 4:30 p.m.   The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents of the following updates and impacts to municipal services as a result of Hurricane Fiona. Water distribution Drinking water is being offered for those dealing with impacts from Hurricane Fiona and dry wells due to weather conditions. The municipality is utilizing its Joint Emergency Management (JEM) teams and Halifax Ground Search and Rescue to ensure residents without water have access to drinking water. Water will be available to affected residents at a number of locations across the municipality.  For the latest locations and hours of operation please visit halifax.ca/severeweather. Tree waste clearing, catch basins and drop off locations Residents are asked to continue assisting with clearing catch basins near their homes, if it is safe to do so, to reduce flooding from future weather events to improve overall road safety. Municipally-owned trees that fall on private property are being removed by the municipality. If a tree has fallen in the right of way and is blocking or impeding traffic, a sidewalk, or a bike lane – residents should call 311. For your own safety, residents are reminded to not remove trees in the right of way. Trees located on private property are the sole responsibility of the homeowner. The municipality is not responsible for removing tree waste and brush from private property. Given the demand, the short-term tree waste drop-offs will be extended until 8 p.m. on Wednesday, October 12.  There will be a total of eight locations operating from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.:

• 2 Lyle Street, Dartmouth
• 26 Thomas Raddall Drive (the gravel lot between the Canada Games Centre and Nova Scotia Soccer League), Halifax
• 50 Cheviot Hill, Porters Lake
• Kinsac Ballfield (near 1703 Beaver Bank Road), Beaver Bank
• Sheet Harbour Community Centre, 183 Pool Rd, Sheet Harbour
• Lake Charlotte Boat Launch, 11475 Highway 7, Lake Charlotte
• Peace Park, 67 Park Road, Musquodoboit Harbour
• Bayer’s Lake Industrial Park, 230 Horseshoe Lake Drive, Halifax

Please note that the drop-off location previously announced at 144 Thornhill Drive, Dartmouth is closed. There is no charge for using this service for tree waste. Residents will be responsible for delivering and unloading all tree waste, brush and branches at these sites at their own risk. Construction debris, bags or other waste will not be accepted at these locations. Residents can dispose of construction debris at Halifax C&D Recycling Ltd. at 16 Mills Drive, Goodwood or 188 Ross Road, Dartmouth (cash-only payments at the Dartmouth location). This is a private business, and fees apply for disposal. For more information visit halifaxcdrecycling.ca. Residents are also asked to report downed municipal signs, crosswalk lights and streetlights to 311. Solid Waste Collection Residents in the Prospect Road area – Goodwood, Hatchet Lake, Brookside, Whites Lake, Prospect Bay, and Terence Bay – whose collection was cancelled on Wednesday, September 28 are reminded that they will receive a supplemental green cart collection and double the garbage bag limit on Wednesday, October 12. Residents are reminded that if their street is not passable for collection vehicles, solid waste may not be collected. For more information visit halifax.ca/recycle. For all residents, the municipality is currently accepting twice the amount of tree waste bundles for organics collection. Residents may set out 10 tree waste bundles as part of their scheduled organics collection day. Tree waste should be tied in armload-sized bundles. No bundle can exceed 75 pounds and no individual piece can be more than four feet long or larger than eight inches in diameter. Up to 20 paper bags of yard waste will also be accepted. Single-unit homes are allowed a maximum of six bags of garbage for curbside collection. Residents may substitute up to five bags of garbage with bags or bundles of construction debris (such as lumber, old roofing, and drywall) for a total of six bags of garbage and bundles for collection. No bundles can exceed 75 pounds and no individual piece can be more than four feet long. No construction debris is permitted for collection from multi-unit dwellings. For the latest updates on response efforts and information regarding municipal service impacts due to Hurricane Fiona, visit our website or follow @hfxgov on Twitter.