SLt Matt Pyke returns home
Firefighters lined overpasses from Halifax Airport to Truro honouring friend RAWDON: With fire trucks from 16 departments lining the overpasses between the Halifax Airport and Truro, the procession for Sub…
RCMP officers from away hoping to lift ‘cloud of sadness’ from Enfield detachment
MAIN PHOTO: Cpl. Tim Tong has enjoyed his time in East Hants as one of many backfill officers filling in for regular members stationed here who are off seeking treatment…
East Hants & Districts Chamber of Commerce News – June 24
Webinar Series for Businesses During COVID-19 The EHCC is organizing a series of FREE webinars that would benefit the business community during this time of social distancing. The idea is…
Windsor man arrested for impaired driving, flight from police among other charges in Mount Uniacke
MOUNT UNIACKE: A 25-year-old man from Windsor was stopped on Hwy 101 near Mount Uniacke for various offences including flight from police, dangerous driving and impaired driving on June 19.…
Oven fire, three car collision keeps Stewiacke firefighters busy
STEWIACKE: It was a busy night on June 18 for Stewiacke Volunteer Firefighters as they responded to a three car motor-vehicle collision and a possible structure fire almost simultaneously. At…
Passenger seriously injured in ATV collision in Gore
GORE: One person was seriously injured after being thrown from the ATV he was riding near Tom Barron Road in Gore on the night of June 20. East Hants District…
Proposed developments in Enfield, Windsor Junction coming to NWCC
WINDSOR JUNCTION: Notice of Motions for a pair of proposed developments agreements are slated to come before North West Community Council on Monday night, June 22. The first one coming…
Fire crews attend silo fire at Enfield lumber company
ENFIELD: A fire in a hopper at Ledwidge Lumber on June 18 was quickly brought under control by firefighters with assistance from employees. Firefighters from Enfield; Elmsdale with a tanker…
Municipalities facing ‘dire’ shortfall, says NSFM
EAST HANTS/STEWIACKE/HRM: Nova Scotia’s municipalities are in dire financial straits with a collective shortfall this year totalling $66.5M, reveals a new report released today by Nova Scotia Federation of Municipalities…
RCMP charge two after fentanyl detected in Windsor-West Hants
WINDSOR-WEST HANTS: Two 20-year-old women from the Windsor area have been charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking in relation to offences involving the drug fentanyl. On April 20,…