WATCH: Officials provide update on Fiona preparations on Thursday, Sept. 22

It’s starts at 2:30 p.m.

Meghan Groff

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Nova Scotia’s Emergency Management Office will be hosting a media briefing Thursday afternoon, along with key partners, to provide update on Fiona preparations.

It’s starts at 2:30 p.m.

Mayor Mike Savage and Erica Fleck, HRM’s assistant chief of emergency management, will be participating, along with:

• John Lohr, Minister responsible for the provincial Emergency Management Office
• Mayor Amanda McDougall, Cape Breton Regional Municipality
• Dave Pickles, Chief Operating Officer, Nova Scotia Power Inc.
• Bob Robichaud, Warning Preparedness Meteorologist, Environment and Climate Change Canada
• other representatives of provincial and municipal emergency management offices

A hurricane watch has now officially been issued for the Halifax Regional Municipality.

There are already several closures and cancellations ahead of the weekend.

You’ll be able to listen to live, local coverage of the storm starting at 7 a.m. Saturday on CityNews 95.7.