The Halifax Regional Municipality announced Tuesday that the New Year’s Eve public skates and fireworks scheduled to take place in the evening at the Emera Oval have been cancelled due to weather conditions.
However, the concert and fireworks scheduled to take place at Grand Parade have not been affected.
Organizers for that event tweeted shortly after 1 p.m. that despite the weather, “everything’s still a go.”
- Storm to bring up to 60 millimetres of rain to parts of Ontario, Quebec
- A ferocious Hurricane Simon nears Mexico with 155 mph winds and flooding fears
- Simon strengthens into a Category 4 hurricane as it approaches Mexico’s coast
- Isaias weakens but flash flooding threat persist as hundred of thousands grapple with power outages
For more information about New Year’s Eve celebrations visit halifax.ca/recreation/events/new-years-eve or call 311.
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