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  • Earl aftermath

    Earl aftermath

    September 4, 2010 - 10 h 22

    A bulletin issued by Environment Canada at  8:36 a.m. stated that the eye of hurricane Earl was rapidly approaching the southern shore of Nova Scotia. Hurricane...


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    Section: News | 1 Comment

  • Wharf Rat Rally ahead this year, despite Earl

    Wharf Rat Rally ahead this year, despite Earl

    September 4, 2010 - 15 h 51

    It wasn’t quite a tempest in a teapot, but Hurricane Earl—which rolled into Digby early Saturday as a tropical storm—caused only minor disruption to the...


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    Section: News

  • Hurricane Earl brushes Shelburne County

    Hurricane Earl brushes Shelburne County

    September 4, 2010 - 12 h 36

    By Greg Bennett   As people awoke Saturday morning Hurricane Earl was brushing Shelburne County with bristles of high winds and heavy rains.  The...


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  • Earl grazes Queens

    Earl grazes Queens

    September 4, 2010 - 16 h 49

    Hurricane Earl made a brief stop in Queens County on Sept. 4, bringing with it high winds and heavy rains. Damage however, was minimal. The Hurricane was...


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    Section: News

  • Earl a wash in Annapolis County

    Earl a wash in Annapolis County

    September 4, 2010 - 14 h 53

    Hurricane Earl turned east in the night and almost missed Annapolis County as it raced up the south shore to make land just west of Lunenburg mid-morning Saturday....


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    Section: News

  • Earl blows out Kings County events

    Earl blows out Kings County events

    September 4, 2010 - 11 h 25

    BY JENNIFER HOEGG Kings County Advertiser/Register A dozen valiant vendors braved Earl's wind and rain Sept. 4. to man Wolfville's Farmers' Market and customers did...


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  • Earl's wind field expanding

    Earl's wind field expanding

    September 3, 2010 - 16 h 29

    An abnormally hot and humid air mass over the Maritimes will allow Earl to hold onto its tropical character. Water temperatures ahead of Earl are above normal by 2-4...


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    Section: News

  • SW Health prepares for Earl

    SW Health prepares for Earl

    September 3, 2010 - 14 h 23

    “We have an emergency plan which can be activated at any time and we have a duty officer call system as part of our regular support process within our district,”...


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    Section: News

  • Evacuation bulletin issued

    Evacuation bulletin issued

    September 3, 2010 - 14 h 10

    Harold Richardson, a spokesperson for the Emergency Measures Organization, says residents should move to higher ground and prepare 72-hour emergency kits that would...


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    Section: News

  • Hurricane watch issued for SW Nova

    Hurricane watch issued for SW Nova

    September 3, 2010 - 9 h 59

    Maximum wind gusts of 130 km/hr could reach Yarmouth, Shelburne, Digby, and Queens counties in addition to Halifax Metro, parts of Halifax county, and Lunenburg -...


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    Section: News

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