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CTV News
5 days ago
- CTV News
‘Active recovery operation' underway on LaHave River in Bridgewater, N.S.
Police in Bridgewater, N.S., are asking people to avoid an area of the town due to an 'active recovery operation' on the LaHave River. People are asked to avoid the King Street Court area. Motorists are also encouraged to take alternate routes to avoid the King Street block between Dominion and Empire. Police say there is no threat to the public and more information will be provided when possible. EHS and the Bridgewater Fire Department are also at the scene. No other details have been released. For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page


CTV News
17-06-2025
- CTV News
Bridgewater police investigating after floating dock, portable toilet damaged by fire
Police in Bridgewater, N.S., are investigating a weekend fire and incidents of property damage in the town. The Bridgewater Police Service and Bridgewater Fire Department responded to Shipyards Landing on south King Street around 3:30 a.m. Sunday. Police say, when they arrived, the southernmost section of the floating dock in the LaHave River at Shipyards Landing was on fire. Crews extinguished the fire, but the dock was destroyed. While at the scene, emergency responders noticed property owned by the Shipyard Shindig Music and Arts Festival, or its contractors, was also damaged. Police say they then responded to a report of an overturned portable toilet that was lit on fire near Woodland Gardens and the DesBrisay Museum. The Bridgewater Police Service is now asking for help from the public as they look for the person or persons who may be responsible for the damage. Anyone with information about the incidents is asked to call police at 902-543-2464. For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page