The FoxCreek community along with neighboring communities experienced a short power outage today, 11-Apr-2017 from 3:14pm to 3:54pm caused by trees on power lines.
FOXweather was not affected and data was updated and broadcasted during the outage.
FOXlive was updated but unable to broadcast its data.
No weather data was lost.
This year’s Spring Leaf & Yard Waste roadside pick-up for the FoxCreek community will be held during the week of 8-May-2017 to 12-May-2017 on your regular collection day.
The materials acceptable for pick-up shall include leaves, grass trimmings, and yard waste placed in clear or orange plastic bags (no plastics, cigarette packages, cups, etc.).
Branches and limbs will be accepted if individual branches do not exceed 7cm (2.5 inches) in diameter. These should be tied in bundles no longer than 1.2m (4 feet) and 20cm (8 inches) in diameter.
Place your yard waist next to the grey community garbage box by Monday morning.
Spring clean-up (Sperrgut) for the FoxCreek community takes place in the week starting Monday, 24-Apr-2017 on the regular collection day.
Place items next to the grey community garbage box by Monday morning.
Generally, items acceptable for pick-up are over-sized items and items not regularly collected on your regular collection day. These items shall not exceed 150lbs (68kg) in weight or 6ft (182cm) in length.
Items that will NOT be collected are Leaf and Yard Waste, Household Hazardous Waste, Building Demolition Waste, Tires, Propane Tanks and Electronics (Computers and TVs, etc.).
Please keep your regular household garbage (black bags), recycling (blue bags), cardboard and compost separate from the spring clean-up items.
Remember that shopping/grocery bags are NOT allowed as garbage bags!
See here for more details …
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The ice rain stopped sometime yesterday afternoon only to be replaced by strong winds. Since the temperature was still around the freezing point and trees were still laden with all the ice, these winds then caused more power disruptions today in the FoxCreek community.
A power flicker happend at 12:29pm followed by a short outage from 2:28pm to 2:47pm.
The FoxCreek community was lucky to have had the power back yesterday evening as parts of Mill Village were without power until today evening!
FOXweather was not affected and data was updated and broadcasted during the outage.
FOXlive was updated but did not broadcast its data during the short outage.
No weather data was lost.
Today again the FoxCreek community lost power due to the ice rain.
It started with a power flicker at 8:24am and power was completely lost from 9:41am to 7:24pm.
FOXweather was not affected and data was updated and broadcasted during the outage.
FOXlive was updated but only broadcasted its data from 2:14pm on (when we fired up the generator).
Though no weather data was lost.
The FoxCreek community experienced a power outage from 28-Mar-2017/08:28am to 10:45am.
Before there was a power flicker around 07:11am.
Another power outage occurred from 1:54pm to 2:04pm.
FOXweather was not affected and data was updated and broadcasted during the outage.
FOXlive was updated but unable to broadcast its data.
No weather data was lost.
[SlowMoney/Linda Best, 20-Mar-2017]:
In the small township of Port Medway on Nova Scotia’s South Shore, Annabelle Singleton and Debra Melanson, their husbands, and their staff have made The Port Grocer into the heart of the community.
Port Medway was settled around 1760 by fishermen who helped develop this area into a thriving shipping community. Cargoes of salted and dried fish were shipped to the United States, the Caribbean, and South America. Lumber from the sawmills of Greenfield, Charleston, and Mill Village were loaded on ships and sailed to foreign ports. Read the full story …
Feature picture (© Sandra Phinney) showing Debra Melanson and Annabelle Singleton, owners of The Port Grocer
Please be aware that as of 15-Mar-2017 the Nova Scotia Burning Restrictions for 2017 are in effect until and including 15-Oct-2017.
During this Wildfire Risk Season brush burning and camp fires are Continue reading Nova Scotia Burning Restrictions 2017 in effect
Spring weight restrictions came into effect for provincial roads in Queens County on 6-Mar-2017.
[Update 11-Apr-2017] The Spring Weight Restrictions have been extend to and including 7-May-2017!!! FoxCreek community road maintenance will commence in the week of 8-May-2017 earliest.
Heavy commercial vehicles will not be allowed to travel on specified roads throughout the province. The weight restrictions on heavy trucks are necessary during the spring thaw to Continue reading [update] NS Spring Weight Restrictions in Effect
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