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ENVIRONMENT--VISIBLE CIVIC ADDRESS CRITICAL FOR EMERGENCY WORKERS
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The effectiveness of the new provincewide 911 service depends on
residents posting their property's civic number clearly visible
from the road.
Failure to do this is the most commonly voiced concern of
emergency workers.
In rural areas, civic numbering is a new address system designed
to allow fire, police or medical workers to respond quickly in an
emergency.
In most towns and cities across Nova Scotia, the civic address is
the same as the street address of the property.
Residents unsure of their civic address can call 1-800-388-3911
for clarification.
Nova Scotia became the first to complete provincewide
implementation of the emergency service when enhanced 911 took
effect in Halifax Regional Municipality on Monday, July 7.
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Contact: Mike Myette
Manager, 911 Program
Department of the Environment
902-424-6206
jlw July 8, 1997 4:15 p.m.
