From the Firehouse – April 2020
MILFORD: The number of calls were down in the month of April for many local fire departments, mostly due to changes in responses to medical assists because of COVID19.
Here is a look at calls...
Province issues Accelerated Internet Projects update
ELMSDALE: High-speed internet is heading to many in the Elmsdale area as part of the Accelerated Internet Project program from the province.
In an update on May 11, the provincial government said high-speed internet is...
Schools won’t return this year in N.S; last online teaching day June 5
HALIFAX: What many thought as the worst kept secret was confirmed on May 8 by Premier Stephen McNeil and it's chief medical officer of health, Dr. Robert Strang.
Many people had been saying they couldn't...
East Hants & Districts Chamber of Commerce weekly update – May 9
Government Updates On May 5th the federal government announced a $252 million emergency aid package for the agriculture industry to help farmers and food processors safely navigate the pandemic.
$77 million fund for food processors of various...
Statement from the family of Enfield RCMP Const. Heidi Stevenson
ENFIELD: The family of Const. Heidi Stevenson issued a statement, through N.S. RCMP, on May 6.
"The Stevenson family would like to thank our community, the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, as well as Heidi's...
East Hants & Districts Chamber of Commerce Weekly Update
APRIL 30, 2020
Federal government announces rent assistance program detailsGovernment of Canada announced Friday that the federal government has reached an agreement with all provinces and territories to implement the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent...
Lantz’s Campbell signs with Belgian hockey team Liege Bulldogs
LANTZ: A hockey player from Lantz is getting a fresh start in a new city playing the sport he loves.
In late April it was announced that Kyle Campbell, a former Cape Breton Eagle, and...
Nurses’ simple gesture turns into tribute for N.S. shooting victims
ENFIELD: Some of Nova Scotia’s frontline workers unknowingly paid it forward thanks to a thoughtful gesture from a creative local woman from Enfield.
Ann MacLean, a nurse in the dialysis unit at the Colchester East...
Snowbirds flyover impresses crowd in Elmsdale, Shubenacadie
ELMSDALE: It was very evident what the visit from the Canadian Forces Snowbirds meant to many as COVID19 along with the events of the past couple of weeks put a damper on the mood...
Provincial parks, trails allowed to reopen; Sport-fishing, gardening permitted
HRM: The province has announced the easing of some restrictions related to the health orders around COVID19.
At their COVID19 briefing on May 1, Premier Stephen McNeil and Dr. Robert Strang, chief medical officer of...