CBRM News

Transit Cape Breton Notice

Due to current weather and road conditions, service for all Transit Cape Breton will be cancelled this morning, Tuesday, January 16th, 2018.Transit Service will be reassessed at noon.

Last 3 Comfort Centres closing today

January 06, 2018

The remaining three comfort centres in the CBRM will not be opening today, due to significant power restorations in the areas.

Please remember that if you are in immediate distress to call 911.

Comfort Centre Update

January 5, 2018

6pm

Please note that both the Christmas Island Fire Hall and the Big Pond Fire Hall comfort centres have decided to close due to significant power restorations in the areas.

All other comfort centres are scheduled to be open tonight until 10pm:

Grand Lake Road Fire Hall (850 Grand Lake road)
Gabarus Fire Hall (8785 Gabarus Highway)
North Sydney Fire Hall (14 Pierce Street)
Donkin Fire Hall (10 South Street)
New Waterford Fire Hall (3336 Walsh Avenue)

Tomorrow, Saturday, January 6, 2018 the following comfort centres are scheduled to open at 10am, if loss of power is still occurring in the areas:

Grand Lake Road Fire Hall (850 Grand Lake road)
North Sydney Fire Hall (14 Pierce Street)
New Waterford Fire Hall (3336 Walsh Avenue)

Several municipal comfort centres now open in CBRM

January 5, 2018

CBRM is advising residents that several comfort centres are now open in select areas for residents with loss of power.

These centres opened at 11am today, Friday, January 5^th, 2018.

They will remain open until 10pm this evening, dependent on power restoration times.

Comfort centre locations are as follows:

Grand Lake Road Fire Hall (850 Grand Lake road) – OPEN until 10pm
Big Pond Fire Hall (7193 east Bay Highway) - OPEN until 10pm
Gabarus Fire Hall (8785 Gabarus Highway) - OPEN until 10pm
North Sydney Fire Hall (14 Pierce Street) - OPEN until 10pm
Donkin Fire Hall (10 South Street) - OPEN until 10pm
New Waterford Fire Hall (3336 Walsh Avenue) - OPEN until 10pm
Christmas Island Fire Hall (8539 Grand Narrows Highway) - OPEN until 10pm

City Hall open regular business hours today

CBRM City Hall will be opening for regular business hours this morning, Friday, January 5, 2018.

CB Transit back on regular schedule today

Transit Cape Breton Notice

January 5, 2018

6:10am

Service for all Transit Cape Breton will be back on regular schedule today.

Transit office: 902-539-8124

Transit Cancelled for remainder of day due to weather

Transit Cape Breton Notice

January 4, 2018

Due to current weather and road conditions, service for all Transit Cape Breton will be cancelled for the remainder of the day. Any buses that are currently on a route, will complete that route. All buses should be completely off the road by 4pm.

Transit will resume regular schedule once storm ceases. Further information will be provided at that time.

City Hall closing due to weather

Due to current weather conditions, CBRM City Hall will be closing now for the remainder of the day.

CB Transit service remains on regular scheduling at this time

All Cape Breton Transit service remains on regular scheduling at this time.

Any cancellations will be posted here, so please continue to monitor notifications. Routes will continue to be assessed based on road conditions.

Municipality prepares for first major winter storm of the season

January 4, 2018

SYDNEY, NS – The municipality’s emergency management team has met in anticipation of today’s weather. Planning includes preparing comfort shelters, if needed, and communications channels to inform the public of alerts, warnings and the opening of shelters.

“A significant challenge with this particular storm is the potential for power outages and falling trees or powerlines,” said Mayor Cecil Clarke. “The extreme high winds predicted are very concerning. Gusts of 120 kilometres per hour are hurricane strength winds that can knock over trees and power lines and carry debris.” See this site for latest weather forecasts: https://weather.gc.ca/warnings/report_e.html?ns19

“We can’t stress enough to residents that it is preferable that they stay safely indoors. Avoid unnecessary travel during the height of this storm if at all possible,” he added.

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