Upper Tantallon

• The aftermath: 1 year after historic Halifax wildfire changed a community forever

  On May 27, 2023, a wildfire broke out in the Halifax suburb of Upper Tantallon. The blaze destroyed 151 homes and forced more than 16,000 residents to flee the area.

  Fire

  May 28
  
• Halifax-area school put on lockdown after student sprays sensory irritant inside: police

  Police are responding to an incident at Bay View High School in Upper Tantallon as an irritant was said to be sprayed in the school, resulting in a building-wide lockdown.

  Canada

  Dec 1, 2023
  
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• Halifax explores new emergency roads for subdivision ravaged by summer wildfire

  A staff report recommends council start the planning and design process for an emergency-only connection between the Westwood Hills subdivision and nearby Highway 103.

  Canada

  Nov 26, 2023
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• ‘I’m a David fighting a Goliath’: N.S. homeowner worried about wildfire insurance claims

  'I'm not trying to jump the line, but without getting any response, I feel like I'm not even in the line,' says a Nova Scotia man fighting for answers about his wildfire insurance.

  Canada

  Jul 20, 2023
• Upper Tantallon residents speak out against proposed 5G tower

  Upper Tantallon is at the head of St. Margaret’s Bay, and is a hub for the nearby small communities dotting the coast. A 35-metre 5G tower is proposed for the area.

  Canada

  Apr 27, 2023
• Sobeys promptly pulls controversial ‘barely legal Sweet Sixteen’ candies

  The candy, from the Quebec-based company Mondoux, was made available in Sobeys locations across Nova Scotia earlier this week. It has since been removed.

  Canada

  Jun 23, 2020
• In one Nova Scotia bookstore, the cats roam free

  At Otis and Clementine's Books And Coffee, customers are often greeted by the cats as they browse books and sip on lattes.

  Canada

  Jan 15, 2020
• RCMP arrest man and woman following break-and-enter in Upper Tantallon

  At 7:45 a.m., RCMP received a complaint of suspicious persons on Westwood Boulevard in Tantallon.

  Crime

  Oct 2, 2019
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• Vehicle vandalized with homophobic slur in Upper Tantallon, N.S.

  A senseless act of homophobic vandalism has one Halifax-area family appealing to the public for help in bringing the perpetrators to justice. 

  Canada

  Dec 22, 2018
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• RCMP reminds Nova Scotians to lock their doors after pair enter wrong home, clean it

  RCMP say just before 3 p.m., officers responded to a complaint that there were two suspicious women in a home. 

  Canada

  Oct 18, 2018