Author Garrett releases recipe book A Taste of the Wild
HALIFAX: First published in 1975, A Taste of the Wild is a forager’s dream cookbook. Centred around 40 commonly foraged plants in Canada, Blanche Pownall Garrett’s collection offers unique and…
RCMP weekend traffic enforcement leads to charges in Fall River, Prospect
FALL RIVER: Traffic enforcement by officers with Halifax District RCMP in the Fall River and Prospect area of HRM led to a variety of traffic infractions, including impaired driving. During…
Inaugural Ritchie Gilby Memorial Car show raises more than $14,000
LANTZ: The late Ritchie Gilby continues to give back to the community and organizations he loved. Ritchie’s widow, Suzanne, said the inaugural Ritchie Gilby Memorial Car Show held in his…
CAR-T Cell therapy now available in N.S., first in Atlantic Canada to offer cutting-edge cancer treatment
From a release from N.S. Health HALIFAX: The Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre in Halifax became the first facility in Atlantic Canada to offer CAR -T cell therapy locally…
Francis keys Sea Dogs opening win at Memorial Cup
SAINT JOHN: A Beaver Bank hockey player played a key role as his QMJHL team dusted off five weeks-plus of not playing to start off the Memorial Cup on the…
Weekend trivia event on Village Green a success, say organizers
WAVERLEY: Organizers of a weekend trivia day on the Village Green in Waverley are happy with how the event went off. The trivia fundraiser was put on by the Waverley…
N.S. announces changes to down payment assistance program
From a release HALIFAX: Nova Scotia is making changes to the Down Payment Assistance Program so that more Nova Scotians have an opportunity to buy their first home. The program…
NCC expands key wilderness area along Musquodoboit River
High-priority freshwater wetlands, river frontage and Turtle Lake now protected MUSQUODOBOIT VALLEY: The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) announced the expansion of an important private land conservation area in the…
Phillips returns home with World Women’s U-18 hockey gold
HALIFAX STANFIELD AIRPORT: Lucy Phillips was still on Cloud Nine as she returned home on Tuesday morning June 14—about 15 hours later then planned. Phillips, a former Fall River product,…
Developments continue to grow; 662 residential units approved in Enfield to Shubenacadie corridor
The following was written and posted on the Municipality of East Hants website by their Economic and Business Development division. EAST HANTS: FH Development Group received approval for its residential…