Nova Scotia Power crews were quick to attack outages over the weekend.
However, snow clearing efforts were challenging, with heavy, wet snow leaving many vehicles stuck on the side of the road.
Snow gave way to ice and wind overnight, creating dangerously slippery conditions Sunday morning.
More than 8,000 were without power at the peak.
A weekend storm didn’t hit Halifax as hard as some other places.
A few hundred homes and businesses lost power but not many outages occurred in the Halifax region.
Nova Scotia Power activated it’s Emergency Operations Centre at 10 a.m. Saturday, ahead of the worst of the snow, ice, and wind.
Our trucks are packed, and our crews are ready to go. They’re stationed across the province and prepared to respond to today’s storm. 💪 #NSstorm
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— Nova Scotia Power (@nspowerinc) January 29, 2022
Buses back on roads
Halifax Regional Police issued an advisory for hazardous driving conditions Saturday morning.
They are asking you to be careful if you must leave your home.
Meantime, the city has restored Halifax Transit service after pulling its buses earlier in the day.
The overnight parking ban is in place so crews can get the snow and slush off the roads.
It means you can’t park on the street between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. on Sunday or you will get fined or towed.
Freezing rain or ice pellets
Environment Canada has a winter storm warning in place for the whole province.
Ice pellets and freezing rain is expected Saturday night with gusts up to 80 km/h in Halifax.
The bad weather is expected to continue through to Sunday morning.
Halifax Airport Impacted
Several flights have been cancelled across the Maritimes ahead of the storm.
Its best to check with your air link for updates.
With files from Steve MacArthur
