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- 05 February, 2024
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Cape Breton Regional Municipality of Canada's Nova Scotia province has declared a local state of emergency as the region grapples with a winter storm that could bring as much as 150 centimetres of snow by the time it passes, Report informs via CBC.
CBRM mayor Amanda McDougall said Sunday that after a meeting with the provincial command centre she became aware that there was not going to be a provincial state of emergency.
She said an emergency meeting of CBRM council followed and the vote for the seven-day local state of emergency was unanimous.
McDougall said the state of emergency gives the municipality the authority to control or prohibit travel and to authorize qualified persons to provide aid.
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