From the Firehouse – August 2020
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SHUBENACADIE: Here is a look at the calls for the month of August 2020.
Participating fire departments from Shubenacadie; Stewiacke; Nine Mile River; Enfield; Elmsdale; Indian Brook; Kennetcook; Mount...
Communities in East Hants, Musquodoboit Valley among projects named for Phase 2 high-speed internet
MAIN PHOTO: Premier Stephen McNeil announced the communities that would be part of Develop Nova Scotia's Internet for Nova Scotia Initiative. Thirty-six communities in East Hants and the Musquodoboit Valley will benefit. The announcement...
Shubenacadie Residential School receives national historic site designation from federal gov’t
Federal government press release
SHUBENACADIE: The former Shubenacadie Indian Residential School is one of two in Canada that received national historic site designation from the federal government.
In a press release, the federal government said that...
COVID19: No new cases in N.S. identified on Aug. 31
EAST HANTS: As of today, Sept. 1, Nova Scotia has six active cases of COVID-19. No new cases were identified Monday, Aug. 31.
Yesterday, Aug. 31, the province identified and reported a case in the...
RCMP investigating suspicious fires in Wyses Corner
WYSES CORNER: Just after midnight on August 1, Halifax District RCMP responded to a suspicious fire at a home on Murphys Rd. in Wyses Corner.
Officers attended and the Fire Department was already on...
Kyle Campbell aims to be a leader with France hockey squad
TOURS, France: A solid offensive threat from Lantz has signed to play hockey in France this coming season.
Kyle Campbell, a former Yarmouth Mariner, Quebec Rempart and Cape Breton Eagle from Lantz, was announced by...
COVID19: Two new cases announced in northern N.S. region today, Aug. 28
HRM: As of today, Aug. 28, Nova Scotia has five active cases of COVID-19. Two new cases were identified on Thursday, Aug. 27.
The new cases are in the Northern Zone and are connected to...
N.S. students to graduate with less debt
HRM: The Nova Scotia Loan Forgiveness Program is helping more young people graduate and start their careers with less debt. Government has forgiven about $8 million in Nova Scotia student loans for more than...
Officers feel refreshed after return to in-person policing roots in East Hants
Fifth and final rotation of RCMP's mobilization team assisting
with coverage finishes up in Enfield
ELMSDALE: All one must do is look at the sign outside an Elmsdale business on Highway 2 to see the...
No charges in Belnan crash
BELNAN: No charges will be laid in an accident that occurred on July 31 in Belnan.
East Hants District RCMP received a call at approximately 11:25 p.m. on July 31 of a single-vehicle collision on...