Tropical Storm Earl made its way through the Maritimes today with it’s strongest winds being felt in the Halifax area. Winds blew more then 100 kilometers per hour taking down trees and power lines throughout the city and surrounding areas. Power outages were reported throughout the province and Nova Scotia power says as many as 206,000 customers lost power. The storm was short lived here in the Valley and minimal damage has been reported.
Berwick Gala Days have canceled all events for today.
The events have been re scheduled, and will run as follows:
Tractor Pulls- 9am tomorrow
Domino Display- 12pm tomorrow
Childrens Parade- 1pm tomorrow
Princess Tea and Queen/Princess Reunion- 2:30 tomorrow
ATV Competition- 4pm tomorrow
Evening Show- 6pm to 8pm tomorrow.
A popular Halifax clothing store has been damaged slightly by fire.
Staff at Mills, on Spring Garden Road, smelled smoke yesterday afternoon and called 9-1-1.The store was evacuated and firefighters arrived to find a small fire on the roof, which they quickly extinguished.The staff will be checking the clothing for possible smoke damage.
A preliminary hearing will be held in November for a Cole Harbour man accused of sexually assaulting a woman in June.Twenty-two-year Robert Thomas Crowe is charged with sexual assault causing bodily harm, sexual assault, anal intercourse without consent, unlawful confinement, robbery and other charges.Crowe was on probation from sexually assaulting two teens in 2007 when the June incident is alleged to have occurred.Crowe is accused of attacking the young woman after they left a house party together.
The Wharf Rat Rally is canelling many of its early day outdoor events. The French Shore Motorcycle tour as well as other early day tours and the freestyle stunt show are not going. Events like the Wall of Death are left up to the performers to decide whether they continue or not. Chair Glenn Dunn says with the storm track changing, they're hopeful most of the afternoon events will be able to proceed.
Emergency measures officials in Nova Scotia are advising people to stay indoors and away from the coastline when Earl hits the province today. They're also urging people to park vehicles in garages or away from trees and to keep their pets indoors. In the past some people have ignored such warnings, and paid with their lives. They went down to the coast to watch the big waves and storm surges only to be washed away to their death.
The Digby to Saint John Ferry isn't running today because of Tropical Storm Earl. They won't run from Digby to Saint John again until Sunday morning, weather permitting.
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