The FoxCreek community, experienced a power outage of 5hrs 2mins on Sunday, 19-Jan-2025 from 5:49pm to 9:51pm. Reason unknown. The restoration deadline was beat by about 3.5 hours for which we are very grateful. Thanks NSP.
Waste Collection Schedule & Sorting Guide 2025
In the Region of Queens, [household] waste collection is every second week as indicated on your 2025 Waste Collection Schedule. Green carts, blue bags and garbage (black) bags are picked up on the same day.
Place materials into the grey community garbage boxes by 8:00am on collection day … Continue reading Waste Collection Schedule & Sorting Guide 2025
Burning Restrictions lifted for Season 2024
Wildfire Risk Season 2024 ended.
Burning restrictions are lifted as of 16-Oct-2024 until and including 14-Mar-2025.
The 2024 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 2024
Fire Prevention Week – 6 to 12-Oct-2024
Fire won’t wait. Plan your escape!
Fire Prevention Week 06-12 October 2024
The Fire Prevention Parade will be held on Tuesday, 8-Oct-2024 @ 6pm starting in Port Medway (Ragged Harbour Rd) and continuing through Port Medway, East Port Medway, Danesville, Charleston and ends in Mill Village (fire station).
NFPA Fire Prevention Week 2024 website
Today’s homes burn faster than ever. You may have as little as two minutes (or even less time) to safely escape a home fire from the time the smoke alarm sounds. Continue reading Fire Prevention Week – 6 to 12-Oct-2024
Fall Clean-up 2024
Fall clean-up (Sperrgut) for the FoxCreek community takes place in the week starting Monday, 28-Oct-2024 on the regular collection day.
Place items next to the grey community garbage box by Monday morning.
Generally, items acceptable for pick-up are Continue reading Fall Clean-up 2024
DYK: Summer 2025 Will Be Shorter
Did you know summer lasts longer in the Northern Hemisphere? However, for a variety of complex reasons, next year’s northern summer will be about 15 minutes shorter than in 2024.
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FoxCreek Community Access Roads Graded
[22-Apr-2024] Both our access roads to the FoxCreek community
– Old Kettle Rd from Mill Village to the Fox Creek turnaround
– Medway Harbour Rd, from Hwy 331 to the turnaround
have been graded and “leveled” over the last couple of days. The grader pulled all the gravel (and dirt) back onto the roads that was pushed to the side during snow removal.
Access road maintenance was done way ahead of the usual schedule as Spring weight restrictions have been lifted earlier than usual too.
However, the roads at the moment do not look very smooth. They are not leveled as usual and rocks are sticking out or laying on the surface of the road. Continue reading FoxCreek Community Access Roads Graded
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[update] NS Spring Weight Restrictions in Effect
Spring Weight Restrictions for Queens County have been lifted on Sunday, 14-Apr-2024/11:59pm!
Spring weight restrictions -sometimes called Load Restrictions – came into effect for provincial roads in Queens County on midnight 3/4-Mar-2024.
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
Total Solar Eclipse on 8-Apr-2024
On 8-Apr-2024 a Total Solar Eclipse is happening in North America which runs through Mexico, the USA and Eastern Canada. This eclipse can be seen in Nova Scotia as an almost total eclipse (partial eclipse).
click picture to find out if you can see the eclipse from your location …
Read more about this Eclipse here or do a Google search …
What Can You See during a Total Solar Eclipse?
Also see the Wikipedia entry.
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Nova Scotia Burning Restrictions 2024 in effect
Please note that as of 15-Mar-2024 the Nova Scotia Burning Restrictions for 2024 are in effect until and including 15-Oct-2024.
During this Wildfire Risk Season brush burning and camp fires are Continue reading Nova Scotia Burning Restrictions 2024 in effect