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EVACUATION CENTRES AVAILABLE

(Friday, June 13, 2008) - Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM), N.S....RCMP Halifax District are informing residents of the following evacuation centres:

West side of Porters Lake: Cole Harbour Place, Forest Hill Parkway
East side of Porters Lake: Seaforth Community Hall, 6060 Hwy 207

RCMP and Halifax Regional Fire are asking residents to keep away from the Porters Lake and Lake Echo areas due to the spreading of a large brush fire. Efforts to contain the fire are continuing.

The mandatory evacuation remains in effect.

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Cpl. Joe Taplin
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Halifax District
Media Relations Officer
1975 Gottingen St.
Halifax, N.S. B3J 2H1
ph:(902)-490-1497 or (902)-488-2830 (cell)
e-mail: joe.taplin@rcmp-grc.gc.ca or
taplinj@halifax.ca (blackberry)

 

 

 

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