Historic first: First Indigenous representative elected to MEH in Shubenacadie
ELMSDALE: In what is thought to be a historic-first, the new council at the Municipality of East Hants will see its first Indigenous councillor.
Ian Knockwood defeated four other challengers to win the District 4...
#StudentVote: Deagle-Gammon, Blackburn elected by students in District 1, District 14
Mike Savage narrowly the choice for Mayor over Max Taylor
FALL RIVER: If students at three schools in the Fall River area were eligible to cast a ballot they overwhelmingly would have picked a fresh...
RCMP charge man with assaulting Sipekne’katik Chief
SIPEKNE'KATIK: Meteghan RCMP have laid charges in relation to the assault of Sipekne'katik Chief Michael Sack that occurred on Wednesday October 14, in New Edinburgh.
RCMP have charged 46-year-old, Chris Gerald Melanson, of Digby County...
Local schools partaking in #StudentVote
FALL RIVER: Yesterday, Oct. 15, and today Oct. 16, more than 10,000 elementary and high school students from throughout Nova Scotia will take part in the Student Vote program for the 2020 municipal elections.
A...
From the Cruiser – Oct. 6-13
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MILFORD: East Hants RCMP responded to 103 calls for service between Oct. 6-13.
Here is a look at a few of those 103 calls during the past seven days:
On Oct. 6, police...
Impaired driver call turns out not to be
MILFORD: RCMP responded to a report of an impaired driver in the Milford area on Oct. 8--only it turned out the motorist wasn't actually impaired.
S/Sgt. Cory Bushell, with East Hants RCMP in Enfield, said...
“Violence will get us nowhere,” says MP Samson of fishery tensions
FALL RIVER: The local MP for Sackville-Preston-Chezzetcook has issued a statement regarding the ongoing tension between non-native and native fisherman in Digby County.
Darrell Samson said he has been active on the file and continues...
ATEN providing support for those residents experiencing trauma in the Shubenacadie area
SHUBENACADIE: A new non-profit organization has been launched in the Shubenacadie region aimed at meeting a need for a community-based, not-for-profit resource too address multiple forms of trauma.
The After-Trauma Empowerment Network (ATEN) is a...
N.S. Strong quilt fundraiser giving newly opened Shubenacadie centre a boost
MAIN PHOTO: The N.S. Strong quilt that has tickets being sold on it for a fundraiser. (Margaret Mauger photo)
SHUBENCADIE: A quilt made in the wake of the mass shooting in April is being used...
Shubenacadie District School holds Mi’kmaq flag raising
SHUBENACADIE: Students at Shubenacadie District Elementary School held a special flag raising ceremony on an overcast Friday Oct. 2.
The school raised the Mi'kmaq flag in recognition of Mi'kmaq Heritage Month that is October.
Before the...