Jamie Cleveland started his Ford Escape like he did every morning outside his Dartmouth, N.S., apartment building . (Jamie Cleveland)Several residents in Dartmouth’s Highfield Park neighbourhood say their vehicles have been damaged by rats chewing the wires. There are “hundreds” of rats living in Cleveland’s parking lot alone and they’re getting more and more brazen, he said. ‘Feels like no one is really responsible’Cleveland and other residents say they’ve started parking on the street to avoid damage to their vehicles. Jamie Cleveland says rats are prevalent every night near the dumpsters in the parking lot of his apartment building.

Source: CBC News March 20, 2026 19:32 UTC