Inside Halifax Transits lost and found [Video]

Through the doors of the Halifax Transit Bridge Terminal in Dartmouth, N.S., there is a busy lost and found department. It’s where every single misplaced item on a bus or ferry in the Halifax Regional Municipality ends up.

“The purpose of the department is to have a centralized system to provide, track and save people’s lost items,” said Rub Nawaz, Halifax Transit employee services supervisor.

“We have an influx of people coming for the things and there are lots of items coming. 25 to 40 every day.”

The lost pieces include cellphones, earbuds and keys — items commuters carry everywhere which are easily misplaced.

“Most common items are IDs actually, and that’s probably something that most folks actually come back to retrieve,” said Jacqueline Willett, Halifax Transit employee services manager.

“In the wintertime, hats and mittens. A lot of those items come and unfortunately aren’t collected, but then in the summertime, more so like sunglasses and things like …