Bear, two cubs in Waverley Road area in Dartmouth, N.S.

A Halifax Regional Police car is pictured in an undated file image. (Paul DeWitt/CTV Atlantic)

A bear and two cubs are in the Waverley Road area in Dartmouth, N.S., Tuesday afternoon, according to Halifax Regional Police.

The Department of Natural Resources is responding to the bear sighting as police help with traffic control.

Waverley Road between Craigburn Drive and Twilight Lane is closed to the public.

People are asked to avoid the area.

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