Point Pleasant Park

• Halifax man ticketed $1,000 for failing to social distance at a bus shelter

  Police say the man was ticketed for failing to comply with regulations under the Health Protection Act.

  Health

  Apr 2, 2020
• Man, 77, ticketed for leaving scene of crash at Point Pleasant Park

  Halifax Regional Police say at 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, park staff reported that earlier in the day a vehicle had struck the locked lower gate of Point Pleasant Park

  Crime

  Apr 2, 2020
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• Halifax police seize vehicle, issue ticket to woman violating COVID-19 emergency order

  HRP reminds residents to educate themselves on the restrictions under the emergency measures act during the 'unprecedented COVID-19 crisis we are facing.'

  Crime

  Mar 29, 2020
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• B.C. man charged after allegedly exposing himself to women at Point Pleasant Park

  Halifax Regional Police say they received a complaint from a woman just before 1 p.m., who said a man began a conversation with her, then exposed himself.

  Crime

  Mar 1, 2020
• ‘It’s worth it’: 60 brave the water at Point Pleasant for mental health

  Sixty people dipped in freezing cold water to support youth mental health programs in Halifax.

  Health

  Dec 1, 2019
• Halifax ceremony marks 50th anniversary of Navy’s worst peacetime accident

  An explosion and fire aboard HMCS Kootenay killed nine of its crew members and injured 53 others as toxic smoke filled the vessel.

  Canada

  Oct 23, 2019
• Point Pleasant Park in Halifax set to reopen to visitors post-Dorian

  Some of the park's sections, in particular Prince of Wales Drive, Heather Road and the lower parking lot, will remain closed due to ongoing cleanup efforts.

  Canada

  Sep 13, 2019
• Black Rock Beach at Point Pleasant Park closed to swimming due to high bacteria levels

  HRM said that recent test results indicate bacteria levels at the unsupervised beach exceed Health Canada swimming guidelines.

  Canada

  Aug 1, 2019
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• Combat boots marking D-Day anniversary end cross-country journey in Halifax

  The boots arrived on Monday evening to an official welcome at the Halifax Via Rail Canada train station after travelling more than 5,000 kilometres across Canada and stopping in more than 17 communities.

  Canada

  Jun 3, 2019
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• Plan to cut 80,000 trees in beloved Halifax park delayed to protect bird nests

  Earlier this week, city officials announced the cutting at Point Pleasant Park - aimed at restoring the health of the park's Acadian forest - would be finished by the end of July.

  Environment

  May 10, 2019