“It’s over for that tree.”.Other than damages to a few other trees, Strickland-Clark said there hasn’t been much damage to their property.“We’re in a very protected bay so the water isn’t too choppy, but it’s more choppy than we’ve ever seen,” she said, noting she boarded up her windows on Friday as a precaution.Meteorologist Cindy Day said tropical storm-force winds were starting to push into Western Head at 11 a.m., with gusts of 90 km/h.
"The Canadian Armed Forces are mobilizing to deploy to assist with the recovery," Goodale said on Twitter.Nova Scotia has requested help with Hurricane Dorian—the Government of Canada’s response is of course YES! Sorry you must be at least 19 years of age to consume this content.Emergency officials are on scene in downtown Halifax after a crane outside a new development at the corner of South Park Street and Spring Garden Road has collapsed onto the building.The crane is the latest piece of infrastructure to be destroyed as hurricane Dorian charges toward Nova Scotia.Jake Poulton, who lives nearby, heard crunching noises, but thought it was another tree snapping.“I looked out my window and the crane toppled over onto the building and the end hit the street,” Poulton said.Halifax Regional Police and Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency were on scene within a couple of minutes, he said.Thousands across Nova Scotia are without power as hurricane Dorian charges toward the province.Halifax Harbour Bridges closed the Macdonald and MacKay bridges around 4 p.m. due to high winds, heavy rain and poor visibility, and the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal closed the Canso Causeway to high-sided vehicles at 4:30 p.m. until further notice.The Nova Scotia emergency management office is asking all residents of coastal areas to consider voluntary evacuations as hurricane Dorian charges toward the province.The wind and rain associated with Dorian started making its way across the province, with landfall expected later today somewhere near Halifax.Residents at a Tobin Street apartment were evacuated after the building lost its roof and taken to the nearest emergency shelter.“This shows how serious Dorian is, and we are still three hours from landfall,” Coun. Let us get out there and do our jobs," Erica Fleck, an assistant chief with Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency, said Sunday morning at a press conference.
(CBC).Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in Halifax Tuesday morning to take stock of the devastation brought by Hurricane Dorian as it barreled through Atlantic Canada over the weekend, bringing heavy rains and strong winds that uprooted trees and knocked down power to hundreds of thousands people.Three days after Dorian made landfall near Halifax, tens of thousands of homes and businesses are still without power.Trudeau was greeted by Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale and Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan. Former hurricane Dorian barrelled into the Atlantic region as a post-tropical storm, with winds reaching between 120 and 150 kilometres an hour and rain in the 100- to 200-millimetre range.
More than 325,000 Nova Scotia Power customers were without service as of 4:30 p.m., an hour after Environment Canada upgraded hurricane Dorian to a high Category 1 with wind gusts up to 150 km/h. HALIFAX—Roofs blew off buildings, a construction crane toppled over and power was cut off to hundreds of thousands of people — all before Dorian had even landed in Nova Scotia.
Watch as Dorian's winds send a crane crashing down in Halifax Before-and-after photos show destruction caused by Hurricane Dorian Silence, devastation mark Bahamas town; but some are staying Day said once the heavy wind and rain starts in any particular area, “this is about a six-hour storm. It’s important to allow the level of professionals we have in this province go out and do their work,” he said.“I would encourage all Nova Scotians—this is the day to stay home.”.Images posted to social media Sunday morning showed long lines of cars outside various Tim Hortons locations in Halifax.