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Winter Levels of Service (LOS)
data.novascotia.ca | Last Updated 2024-01-25T19:17:34.000ZWinter LOS is a GIS file that depicts the Department of Public Work's Winter Maintenance Levels of Service on all Department of Public Works' owned roadways. The definitions associated with Winter Levels of Service can be found at http://novascotia.ca/tran/winter/WinterMaintenanceStandards.pdf
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Nova Scotia Lake Survey Lakes Locations
data.novascotia.ca | Last Updated 2021-06-17T12:46:09.000ZA shapefile of freshwater water bodies hat have been sampled as part of the Nova Scotia Lake Survey. The Nova Scotia Lake Survey program is a partnership initiative between Nova Scotia Department of Environment and Climate Change and Nova Scotia Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture to inventory lakes throughout the province determining baseline water quality, in support of both sport fisheries and water resource management areas. The following weblink connects to a Nova Scotia Department of Environment and Climate Change web map that includes the locations of the monitored lakes within the province and an alternative method for downloading the same lake chemistry dataset: http://nse.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=7ded7a30bef44f848e8a4fc8672c89bd
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Nova Scotia Animal and Plant Laboratory Sample Data
data.novascotia.ca | Last Updated 2023-07-05T12:15:01.000ZAnnual number of sample tests processed through the Animal and Plant Laboratory.
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Honey Bee Winter Colony Losses
data.novascotia.ca | Last Updated 2024-02-05T13:18:00.000ZProvincial winter loss data is collected for inclusion in the annual Canadian Association of Professional Apiculturists Statement on Honey Bee Wintering Losses in Canada. Data is compiled from a sample of commercial beekeepers (each keeping ≥50 colonies) each spring and presented as an estimated average percentage of colony losses.
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Honey Bee Winter Colony Losses by Year
data.novascotia.ca | Last Updated 2024-02-05T13:18:00.000ZProvincial winter loss data is collected for inclusion in the annual Canadian Association of Professional Apiculturists Statement on Honey Bee Wintering Losses in Canada. Data is compiled from a sample of commercial beekeepers (each keeping ≥50 hives) each spring and presented as an estimated average.
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Municipal Solid Waste Curbside Collection Tonnage: Total Tonnage of Garbage, Recyclables, and Organics by Region
data.novascotia.ca | Last Updated 2024-06-17T12:06:14.000ZPer service unit (residential dwelling & small businesses provided curbside collection) tonnages for waste, recycling, organics collection
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Apprenticeship Training Schedule
data.novascotia.ca | Last Updated 2024-03-05T15:07:55.000ZTraining Schedule is a listing of all in-class training provided to our clients. It lists the location, name of training, level, duration, and dates.
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Municipal Solid Waste Curbside Collection Service
data.novascotia.ca | Last Updated 2024-06-10T18:37:39.000ZIndicates frequency of collection (1= once per year, 52 = weekly) for wastes generated by residents. Also includes number of residences/businesses that are serviced.
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Municipal Financial Capacity and Town Foundation Grants
data.novascotia.ca | Last Updated 2023-05-05T13:34:35.000ZMunicipal Financial Capacity Grant is a legislated unconditional operating grant to assist municipalities whose costs of delivering a core set of services exceed their ability to pay, when compared to similar municipalities. In addition, towns are provided with a $50,000 Town Foundation Grant as recognition of the particular challenges they face due to local road responsibilities and assessment bases. Prior to 2019, the Municipal Financial Capacity Grant was called 'Equalization Grant'. The Municipial Grants Act (S.8, s.19A) provides for the payment of the Municipal Financial Capacity Grant and the Town Foundation Grant, which are in the form of unconditional transfers.
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Potential for Radon in Indoor Air in Nova Scotia
data.novascotia.ca | Last Updated 2022-06-03T15:32:49.000ZRadon (Rn) is a naturally occurring, colourless and odourless gas that is radioactive and known to cause lung cancer. In fact, Rn is the second leading cause of lung cancer after smoking and the leading cause of the disease among nonsmokers (World Health Organization, 2009). Radon is generated naturally from the radioactive decay of uranium. Both elements are found in varying amounts in all the soils and rocks throughout the province (Goodwin et al., 2009, 2010a). A GIS-based (Geographic Information System) approach was used to produce this dataset and open File map 2013-028. Using a GIS model to produce a dataset of this sort requires coverage of the study area in digital information layers of bedrock geology, surficial/soil geology and airborne gammaray spectrometry for eU (equivalent uranium). Coverage of the study area by indoor Rn measurement surveys is also necessary in order to test the validity of the GIS model and to determine exceedence probability percentages. Nova Scotia, more so than any other Canadian province or territory, benefits by having total provincial coverage in all these digital data layers and is, thus, a prime candidate for createing this derived digital product. The derivation and running of the GIS model are explained in more detail in O'Reilly et al. (2010). Basically, the GIS model brings together the three digital information layers and integrates the characteristics of each that pertain to its potential for the generation of Rn and for allowing the gas to migrate and accumulate within homes. The airborne gamma-ray spectrometric layer provides an estimate of the U concentration (U is the original source of the Rn) of the surface soils and rocks. The bedrock geology layer shows the distribution of each rock unit throughout the province and provides an estimate of each unit's potential to produce Rn. The surficial geology layer provides an estimate of the permeability of the surface material, a factor deemed very important in allowing Rn to travel through the soil to reach a building's foundation. These three data layers are factored against each other in the running of the GIS model and collectively produce a new layer depicting Rn potential score (Rn Score). In our model the three data layers were given an equal weighting. Within each data layer, the potential for each unit constituting that layer to produce Rn was subjectively scored from 1 to 100. As such, following the running of the GIS model, a maximum cumulative Rn score of 300 is possible for any particular area. The GIS model produced a range of cumulative Rn scores from a minimum of 25 to a maximum of 275. It should be noted that areas of water cover produce a Rn score of zero, but since there are no homes or dwellings in water, these areas were ignored. The Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness recommends that all homeowners in the province test their homes for Rn. Many Rn studies carried out globally have shown conclusively that, although the percentage of homes exceeding established Rn guidelines can vary from area to area, there are no areas completely devoid of homes with high Rn. No matter where you live, the only way you will know for sure whether or not your home has high Rn is to complete a proper Rn test (Health Canada, 2008). Since there are regions where there are a higher percentage of Rn guideline exceedences, a dataset such as this showing the distribution of these regions is useful in determining priority areas for testing and for assisting with building code guidelines.