Nova Scotia highway webcams are operated by the Nova Scotia Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal (TIR). Most are mounted on tall steel towers which have weather sensors included on the tower. The sensors measure temperature, humidity, barometric pressure and wind direction and speed. There are now 47 highway cameras on the department's website. Images from all of Nova Scotia's highway cameras are available online at the
Highway Cameras Page. The page receives up to 250,000 visits per month in winter.
The webcam pic below is more or less real time and will update every 30 to 40 minutes, depending on conditions.
On the Cabot Trail in northwestern Cape Breton Island, this camera is mounted within Cape Breton Highlands National Park, about 4 kilometres inland from the western coastline. From atop its tower on the west side of the highway it looks northeast up the Highway. Being quite isolated and well away from power lines, it is powered by a pair of large solar panels and storage batteries. These are protected from both human and non-human caused damage by a tall chain link fence.