The municipality is providing pre-packaged drinking water on Wednesdays and Sundays for individuals in need of potable water due to dry wells at five rural facilities across the municipality:
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All locations offer water pick-up Wednesdays and Sundays, 6 to 8 p.m. unless otherwise indicated.
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Prospect Road Community Centre 2141 Prospect Road, Hatchet Lake |
Station 48 1581 Beaverbank Road |
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Samuel R. Balcolm Community Centre 25718 Nova Scotia Trunk 7, Port Dufferin |
Station 50 2050 Hammonds Plains Road |
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Station 23 5543 Nova Scotia Trunk 7, Head of Chezzetcook |
Station 56 8579 St Margarets Bay Road |
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Station 47 2040 Old Guysborough Road, Goffs Sundays only, 6 to 8 p.m. |
Station 62 2417 Old Sambro Road |
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Station 39 14 NS-336, Upper Musquodoboit |
Sheet Harbour Ground Search and Rescue 44 Behie Road Wednesdays and Sundays from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. |
The municipality is following provincial guidelines, provided by the Canadian Red Cross, to distribute four litres of water per person per day. Water is also available for pets, based on their weight.
Shower access is also available for residents with dry wells
Some recreation facilities have made their showers available to residents affected by dry wells during the drought. These include:
Canada Games Centre,
26 Thomas Raddall Drive
• 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Prospect Road Community Centre
2141 Prospect Road
• 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Cole Harbour Place,
51 Forest Hills Parkway
- Weekdays: 6 to 10 a.m. and 4 to 9 p.m.;
- Weekends: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.