&nbsp;for the Fall River, Windsor Junction and Waverley areas has been lifted, according to Halifax's water utility.

In a release, Halifax Water said two consecutive days of favourable samples have to be presented to Nova Scotia's Environment Department and the medical officer of health before the advisory can be lifted.

These results were received on Sunday and Monday, so Halifax Water confirmed that the advisory had been lifted as of 4:30 p.m. on Monday.

A map showing where the boil water advisory has been lifted. 

July boil water lifted Halifax Water

Halifax Water's release said impacted customers now do not need to boil their water, but they should flush any cold water taps for 10 minutes before using it.

Fridges or other appliances that may store water should also be flushed for ten minutes.

The advisory was put in place on Saturday after a water main break that took place near the intersection of Cobequid Road and Glendale Drive in Lower Sackville.

Father fears sending son with autism to school after therapy program cut short

A family from Eastern Passage is calling for increased support for children with autism after their son missed nearly four months of an intensive therapy program during the COVID-19 shutdown, and must start school this fall.

Jackson Gracie, pictured here with his father Kyle, was non-verbal and a flight risk when he started working with EIBI therapists. 

Jackson and Kyle Gracie

Jackson Gracie, pictured here with father Kyle, was non-verbal and a flight risk when he started working with EIBI therapists. 

Research finds fishing gear a major source of ocean microplastics in Atlantic Canada

Researchers studying the quantity of microplastics in the ocean in Atlantic Canada say some of the major sources of the puny pieces of plastic come from fishing gear and single-use plastics.

micro plastic

The goal of the study is to provide a first-ever estimate of the quantity of microplastics in the ocean in Atlantic Canada.

N.S. tracing contacts of traveller connected to new COVID-19 cases on P.E.I.

Nova Scotia Public Health is working to trace the close contacts of a visitor who had recently been in the U.S. who failed to self-isolate after arriving in the province, and is connected to new COVID-19 cases on Prince Edward Island.

Nova Scotia Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Robert Strang at the May 26, 2020, COVID-19 briefing.

Nova Scotia Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Robert Strang

Dr. Robert Strang is Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health.

'Sort of like brothers': Cape Breton school has graduating class of 3

Innis MacMullin, Cody MacNeil, and Maximilian Moeller will always have a special memory of graduation day. They are this year's graduates of Rankin School of the Narrows in Iona. The school has students from primary to Grade 12.

Graduating class Rankin School Iona

Cody MacNeil, left, Maximilian Moeller, centre, and Innis MacMullin are this year's graduates of Rankin School of the Narrows in in Iona. 

Hatfield Farm says goodbye to beloved horse Amos after 18 years

Amos, the beloved white horse featured in many Hatfield Farm wedding photos, died on Friday.

Grace said as soon as she met Amos, she knew she had found the perfect horse to pull the carriage on her wedding day.

Karen Grace Amos Wedding

A wedding photo from 2010 shows Karen Grace posing with Amos, a Percheron horse who featured in hundreds of weddings at Hatfield Farm. He died this week.

Halifax Water crews continue to work on a water main break near the intersection of Cobequid Road and Glendale Drive.

Boil water advisory lifted for some Halifax-area residents

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