Meet Halifax’s most dedicated—and unofficial—breaking fire news expert

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Meet Halifax’s most dedicated—and unofficial—breaking fire news expert

If you followed the maelstrom of news updates emerging from the Upper Tantallon wildfires, it is almost assured that some of what you read—be it from The Coast, or any other news outlet—began, at some point, with the work of Twitter personality @HRMFireNews. Halifax’s most persistent source of fire updates has become somewhat of an underground celebrity across Nova Scotia in recent weeks: A name that almost everyone knows, and yet nobody truly knows at all. He has broken news of brush fires. Consistently—and accurately—shared fire updates before the HRM’s official notices have gone public. Kept tens of thousands of Haligonians in the loop as wildfires burned out of control for a week straight. And yet, despite amassing over 61,000 Twitter followers, he’d prefer it if you knew nothing about him.

Where does he get his intel from? How does he fact-check his information? And how has he built trust within the ranks of HRM’s firefighters from behind a computer screen? The Coast spoke with @HRMFireNews.

Need to know

☁️ Today's weather: Cloudy with a 30% chance of drizzle. A high of 17C, a low of 8C and a UV index of 7.

💨 Here is Halifax’s Air Quality Index and the smoke report.

🏫 After over a month of being on strike, school support workers in Halifax have accepted an agreement and will return to work today.

🏅 Sport. Culture. Legacy. A week of sports and cultural events, all open to the public. The 2023 North American Indigenous Games are coming Jul. 15-23. Visit NAIG2023.com to learn more.*

🚗 Driving in the city today? Check out the current traffic conditions and ongoing road closures.

⛴ There will be no ferry service between PEI and Nova Scotia until Wednesday due to technical issues.

🛑 Nova Scotia has announced it is installing eight new safety signs at the province’s entryways to remind drivers how to navigate emergency vehicles on the roads.

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In other news

�� Georges Island is now open to the public! Ferry rides will be running until Oct. 8.

🎲 The CEO of the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport, Jeremy Luke, spoke to CBC about his concerns over legalized sports betting in Canada.

🚍 The Province is investing $5.1 million into making transportation more accessible. Find the details in the official release.

✏️ Read Nova Scotia’s newly released five-year school capital plan.

🌊 Dalhousie researchers have been given $15 million from the Carbon to Sea Initiative for a new study exploring the ocean’s ability to absorb carbon dioxide and the possibilities that come with it.

☀️ There was a record amount of home solar installations in Nova Scotia last year. The Signal has the story.

🚨 Police are investigating after shots were fired in Dartmouth at Lahey Road and Catherine Street Saturday evening.

🧑‍⚖️ A new Nova Scotia judge, Federal Crown attorney Angela Caseley, has been appointed to the provincial court.

Sure things

Looking for something to do? Check out these Coast picks:

🗓 Rain on the Parade: On the hunt for an evening of humour, mystery and theatre? Rain on the Parade presented by The Villains Theatre will be taking the Neptune stage for its Halifax run this week. The play follows "survivors of the Chronus Theatre Fire as they attempt to remount a mysterious, potentially-cursed play.” | June 21 | 7:30pm | Pay what you can.

🗓 The Music of ABBA with ABRA Cadabra: Vancouver band ABRA Cadabra will be taking the stage at the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium to perform all of your favourite ABBA hits | June 24 | 7:30pm | $69.

🗓 Maritime Concert Opera presents La Traviata: Join the Maritime Concert Opera for an evening celebrating the romantic and tragic score of Verdi’s La Traviata at Lilian Piercey Concert Hall | June 24 | 7:30pm | $15-$35.

Find more Halifax events in The Coast listings

Shop talk

🍴 Mera Cafe + Bar is now offering dinner service.

🍻 Good Robot’s new beer garden has officially opened across from the Halifax Common.

👀 Khan’s Halifax has launched a new menu!

Eat this

🦞 Try Upstreet BBQ Brewhouse’s new Seafood Boil made with Nova Scotia lobster, PEI mussels, shrimp, crawfish, smoked sausages, potatoes and corn. It’ll be available to order Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays throughout the summer.

🍦 Looking for a summer soft serve spot? Rousseau Chocolatier has begun serving its homemade soft serve for the season.

Shop this

🍺 Serpent Brewings Townie Overpass Syndrome NEIPA is now available at 40 NSLC stores.

Deals

💸 Quinpool’s K-beauty Salon is offering 10% off wedding and prom up do’s and 10% off if you book an appointment during your birthday month.

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