From extreme cold to snow: Parking bans in effect, Maritimers encouraged to conserve energy

A car is pictured covered in snow in Halifax on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (Jesse Thomas/CTV Atlantic)

Overnight parking bans are in effect for at least two Maritime cities as a Nor’easter approaches the region. Power companies are still encouraging customers to conserve energy as the region deals with extremely cold weather.

Halifax

CTV Atlantic Chief Meteorologist Kalin Mitchell said Halifax could see between 30 to 40 cm of snowfall beginning Sunday evening until Tuesday morning.

As a result of the impending snowfall, Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) is enforcing its overnight winter parking ban for both zones. This means no on-street parking from 1 to 6 a.m. to allow crews to properly clear streets and sidewalks.

HRM said vehicles may be ticketed or towed.

“Vehicles hanging out of a driveway or parked on the sidewalk are prone to damage and become a dangerous obstacle for crews. Such obstacles prevent crews from clearing the sidewalks properly, which can quickly become an accessibility issue for pedestrians, including seniors, people with mobility issues and parents pushing strollers,” said HRM in a news release Sunday.

The overnight winter parking ban is in effect until March 31. HRM can enforce the ban at any time during this period.

Moncton

An overnight parking ban is also in effect for Moncton.

Mitchell said Moncton could see nearly 20 cm of snow through the course of the snowfall.

Residents will not be allowed to park their vehicles on the street between midnight and 7 a.m. in all three zones.

The overnight winter parking ban is in effect in Moncton until April 15.

Conserving energy

On top of the impending snow, the region has been dealing with frigid conditions throughout the weekend.

On Sunday, Nova Scotia Power once again urged residents to conserve energy during the cold weather, particularly between 5 and 9 p.m.

“While there have not been system-wide issues that would require proactive short rotating outages across the province, we have seen some localized issues and outages related to cold weather today,” said a news release Sunday.

“As a result, our team is taking proactive steps to help manage local demand for energy on the power system, which has significantly increased due to the extreme temperatures.”