Garbage collection cancelled Thursday

If your waste collection day is Thursday, don't put out your garbage, organics and recyclables.

Due to the first significant snowfall of the season, trucks won't be coming around to collect these items.

Instead crews will be picking up waste on Saturday, December 11.

Many HRM recreation facilities will have a delayed opening Thursday. It's expected a decision will be made by 8 a.m. on whether they can open by 10 a.m.

And if you're wondering why you didn't get an alert about the overnight winter parking ban, that's because it doesn't officially start until next week.

However, vehicles can still be towed at anytime under the Motor Vehicle Act if they are interfering with snow clearing operations.

Halifax Regional Police ask drivers to make a responsible parking choice.

HRM is working with provincial officials and community agencies to offer temporary emergency shelter to those living in homeless encampments.

The shelter will be open from 9 p.m Wednesday until 8 a.m. Thursday. Those there will get comfort kits, a meal, and what they need to take a shower at the facility.

When it closes Thursday morning, they will be offered a Halifax Transit ride to a comfort centre that will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

“Ground Search and Rescue will be visiting all locations where the municipality is aware of occupants of homeless encampments, to offer transportation to these facilities,” said HRM in a news release.