The FoxCreek community experienced a power outage on Saturday, 15-Jan-2022/01:23am to Sunday, 16-Jan-2022/4:58pm caused by trees taking down power lines in our community during the passing winter storm (39hours 35minutes).
Waste Collection Schedule & Sorting Guide 2022
In the Region of Queens, [household] waste collection is every second week as indicated on your 2022 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 2022
Summer Solstice, 21-Jun-2022 @ 06:13am ADT
The June solstice is known as the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere and the winter solstice in the southern hemisphere. The date varies between June 20 and June 22, depending on the year.
June Solstice in 2022 in Nova Scotia, Canada is on Monday, 21-Jun-2022 at 06:13am/18:13h ADT.
Solstice Dates Vary
Even though most people consider June 21 as the date of the June Solstice, it can happen anytime between June 20 and June 22, depending on which time zone you’re in. June 22 Solstices are rare – Continue reading Summer Solstice, 21-Jun-2022 @ 06:13am ADT
Region of Queens Municipal Matters Fall/Winter/2021
[Region of Queens Municipality] The 2021 Fall/Winter issue of Municipal Matters was mailed to all mailing addresses in Queens County this week.
It’s filled with lots of points of interest about Continue reading Region of Queens Municipal Matters Fall/Winter/2021
DST ends in USA and Canada on 7-Nov-2021
Remember: Sunday, 07-Nov-2021
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, 7-Nov-2021, 02:00h (2am) clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, 7-Nov- 2021, 01:00h (1am) local standard time instead!
Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour earlier on 7-Nov-2021 than the day before. There will be more light in the morning.
The next Daylight Saving Time starts on 13-Mar-2022.
Burning Restrictions lifted for Season 2021
Wildfire Risk Season 2021 ended.
Burning restrictions are lifted as of 16-Oct-2021 until and including 14-Mar-2022.
The 2021 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 2021
Leaf & Yard Waste Pick-up Fall/2021
This year’s Fall Leaf & Yard Waste roadside pick-up for the FoxCreek community takes place in the week starting 15-Nov-2021 on our regular collection day.
Place your yard waist next to the grey community garbage box by Monday morning!
The materials acceptable for pick-up shall include leaves, grass trimmings, and yard waste Continue reading Leaf & Yard Waste Pick-up Fall/2021
Fall Clean-up 2021
Fall clean-up (Sperrgut) for the FoxCreek community takes place in the week starting Monday, 1-Nov-2021 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 2021
FoxCreek Community Access Roads Graded
On 20/22-Sep-2021 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.
The grader operator did a very fine job considering what he had to work with. The roads are fairly smooth and no sharp and pointy rocks where observed so far.
A nice chat with the operator revealed Continue reading FoxCreek Community Access Roads Graded
FOXweather websites offline
Our websites – FOXweather and FoxCreekNews – were unreachable from Saturday, 28-Aug-2021/08:00h to Sunday , 29-Aug-2021/18:25h ADT (!!!) due to a severe data center outage at our web hosting provider.
Mail to the site operators was also affected and Continue reading FOXweather websites offline