Halifax is considering a program that would add safety officers to buses and ferries in order to counter a growing trend of violence in the transit system.
The municipal force has proposed hiring 12 more constables with the same level of mental-health training as specialized officers who are part of the Mental Health Mobile Crisis Team. But people who came to a public consultation on Wednesday night were almost unanimously opposed to that plan.
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It was quiet along the harbourfront at the Alderney Landing in Dartmouth, N.S., on Friday, but that could change as Hurricane Lee is expected to bring strong winds, heavy rain, high seas and big waves along the coast.