Hurricane Dorian Update, Saturday, Sept. 7, Noon

NOTE: Storm updates will be issued as needed through the day. Separate notes to editors will be issued to the media for press conferences.

The following is a provincial Hurricane Dorian update for Saturday, Sept. 7, noon.

• the Emergency Management Office (EMO) is monitoring the storm and providing regular updates
• EMO activated the Provincial Coordination Centre at 7 a.m., Sept. 7
• government encourages Nova Scotians to continue to monitor local media outlets for weather updates and ensure their safety
• residents living in all coastal areas across the province are being asked to consider voluntary evacuations
• three shelters are being operated by the Canadian Red Cross in the Halifax region. Call 311 for more information on these shelters
  Dartmouth East Community Centre
  50 Caledonia Rd., Dartmouth
  Canada Games Centre
  26 Thomas Raddall Dr., Halifax
  St. Margaret’s Centre
  12 Westwood Blvd., Tantallon
• Hurricane Dorian is moving quickly towards the Maritimes and is expected to make landfall near the central part of the Atlantic Coast this evening as a hurricane. Sustained winds of 120-to-150 km/hour and 100-to-150 mm of rain are expected
• Canso Causeway will be closed to high-sided vehicles at 2 p.m. Check 511 for updates
• Halifax/ Dartmouth Bridges will close when winds reach 120 km per hour