Public Service Announcement

MANDATORY EVACUATION FOR RESIDENTS IN THE PORTERS LAKE AND LAKE ECHO AREAS

(Friday, June 13, 2008) - Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM), N.S....Due to the spreading of a large brush fire, there is a mandatory evacuation in effect for residents living in the following areas: from Mineville Road to West Porters Lake Road and East of Highway 107 (Lawrencetown Road) including Candy Mountain Road. RCMP Halifax District and Halifax Regional Fire are asking residents living in these areas to please leave their homes immediately.

Please note, any students that were at O'Connell Drive Elementary at the time of the evacuation are now at Lakeview School in Porters Lake. RCMP are asking parents to arrive in person to pick up their children as they will not be allowing any individuals, other than parents, to pick up the students.

Highway 107 Exits 17 though 19 remain closed.

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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)