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DST ends in USA and Canada on 3-Nov-2019
Remember: Sunday, 3-Nov-2019
Daylight Saving Time (DST) ends in USA and Canada !!!
The term “spring forward – fall back” is meant to trigger your memory to set your clocks forward one hour in the spring at the start of DST, and one hour back in the fall when DST ends.
In most of the United States, Canada, and Mexico’s northern border cities when local daylight time is about to reach Sunday, 3-Nov-2019, 02:00h (2am) clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, 3-Nov- 2019, 01:00h (1am) local standard time instead!
Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour earlier on 3-Nov-2019 than the day before. There will be more light in the morning.
Power Outage, 17-Oct-2019
The FoxCreek community experienced a ahort power outage on Thursday, 17-Oct-2019 from roughly 05:52pm to 07:34pm as an aftermath of today’s fall storm.
FOXweather was offline during this time.
Burning Restrictions lifted for Season 2019
Wildfire Risk Season 2019 ended.
Burning restrictions are lifted as of 16-Oct-2019 until and including 14-Mar-2020.
The 2019 fire-risk season has come to an end and you no longer need to check daily for permission to burn (domestic) brush or have a campfire.
Although the season ended today and you can burn without permission, Continue reading Burning Restrictions lifted for Season 2019
The Port Grocer Calendar of Events – October/2019
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Don’t miss the Port Jam this Saturday
The Port Jam in Port Medway is on this Saturday, 21-Sep-2019 from 2pm tp 10pm.
Lots of music, food and fun!
See our event details here …
Power Outage, 7-Sep to 13-Sep-2019
The FoxCreek community experienced a power loss as part of a widespread outage caused by hurricane #Dorian.
We lost power on Saturday, 7-Sep-2019/11:05am until Friday, 13-Sep-2019/07:31pm – roughly 6 1/2 days!!!
The outages were widespread and affected ALL of Nova Scotia.
This was the longest power outage recorded by FOXweather!
FOXweather was shutdown once the battery backups were depleted. Some data during the week could not be recorded.
FOXlive was shut down and might stay down.
Hurricane #Dorian: Summary
Hurricane #Dorian Environment Canada summary:
Issued at 2019-09-09 3:17AM ADT by Environment Canada: For Post-tropical Storm Dorian. This is a special meteorological summary for Post-tropical Storm Dorian. This is the final information statement for this storm. 1. Full discussion of the event. On August 23rd[, 2019], a tropical wave formed between the Cape Verde Islands and the Lesser Antilles. One day later on August 24th, the National Hurricane Center in Miami declared the system a Tropical Depression and not long after Tropical Storm Dorian. The storm remained relatively weak until August 28th, when it reached hurricane status and made landfall in the US Virgin Islands.
The Port Grocer Calendar of Events – September/2019
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The Port Grocer Calendar of Events – August/2019
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