Amid rainy weather in Halifax, Ambassatours Gray Line say they have fewer tours going out this long weekend. “We have cut a third of our Harbour Hopper tours and on Saturday night we would be running two party cruises normally; we are only running one party cruise. So, we are losing about a third of the tours we would normally be running,” says revenue manager Peter McLaughlin. This tour company still has more than 20 tours running a day, but says they’ve noticed weather has dampened some interest. “The forecast hurts us more than the actual rain in most cases. On a day like it is today, we lose some of the sales we already had on the books and then hope that there are people in town that want to make the best of it tomorrow,” says McLaughlin. With the forecast calling for wet weather over the weekend, municipal officials are worried about localized flooding and hazardous conditions. “At this time, the municipality is continuing to monitor the weather forecast and conditions across the region. Any closures, service disruptions, or event changes will be communicated through the municipality’s official channels if they become necessary,” says Jake Fulton in a statement on behalf of Halifax Regional Municipality. The municipality encourages people to use caution while travelling and stay informed by monitoring weather updates. “Where it can be done safely, residents can also help reduce localized flooding by clearing debris from storm drains and catch basins near their property,” says Fulton. At Woodhaven RV Park in Hammonds Plains, campers are sticking it out. “We were just out walking. Yesterday we were in Halifax’s downtown. We never stop, the rain doesn’t stop us,” says Rene Lablante, who is visiting from Quebec. But some like Gord Osborne from Ontario, who is visiting the East Coast for the first time, hopes the rain clears. “I’m pretty used to it, every time I take this motorhome it rains so it’s normal. but now it’s been pretty good, and the weather like this just changed up pretty good now,” says Osborne. This park says 80 of their 200 sites are booked. The numbers are a bit lower this Labour Day weekend compared to last. “You do see those local weekenders cancel their trips due to the weather, but our tourists are travelling for weekends at a time, and their trips have been booked for a year, sometimes two years in advance. We have reservations for 2027 and 2028, so a lot of our tourist groups are already booked and on the roads. They are here and enjoying the rain,” says Emily Siepierski, Woodhaven RV Park staff member. With the weather in eastern parts of Nova Scotia, the RV park says it’s benefiting their business. “We have customers that are staying with us later in the week saying that due to the pending weather in Cape Breton they would like to get off the island as soon as possible and start their stay with us earlier to escape the weather,” says Siepierski. For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
