East Hants

A page for some East Hants news.

Upper Kennetcook man nabbed driving while three times over limit

NINE MILE RIVER: A 33-year-old man from Upper Kennetcook has been charged with impaired driving after being caught with three times the legal limit of alcohol in his system. He was being spotted swerving into...

MLA MacDonald provides road update for East Hants

ELMSDALE: The MLA for Hants East has provided residents with some important road work updates. On his Facebook page, and shared to two community pages, John MacDonald gave updates on Horne Settlement Road and Ashdale...

Cleanup, restoration set to begin at Elmsdale Legion

ELMSDALE: Cleanup and restoration will begin this week at the Elmsdale Legion from the devastating flood that caused damage and forced it to close for the time being. In a letter to members of the...

Shubenacadie man faces breach charges after checkpoint stop

UPPER RAWDON: A 35-year-old Shubenacadie man is facing charges relating to being in contact with someone he was ordered not to after a stop by police on June 10. East Hants RCMP S/Sgt. Cory Bushell...

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...

East Hants: Model Volunteer of the Year awarded

ELMSDALE:The Model Volunteer Award is presented to an individual who exemplifies extraordinary caring and commitment through volunteering their time and expertise on several projects to help make their community a better place in which...

Lost cemetery in Milford: Can you help?

From the East Hants Historical Society MILFORD: The East Hants Historical Society has come across information written in 1951 identifying a cemetery located at “Hunter’s Hill – Wardrope." They suspect this small cemetery is located on...

Friends step up to make Enfield Christmas tree come to life

ENFIELD: A group of about 15 friends got together on a sunny Nov. 20 to put up what’s become part of the Enfield landmark—the Christmas tree at St. Bernard’s Park. The tree is part of...

N.S. announces its tightening border with N.B. after COVID19 surge

HRM: Due to the recent spike in COVID-19 cases in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia is tightening border controls. Premier Stephen McNeil and Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health, announced Jan. 8,...

RCMP say Guysborough county man facing stolen property charge

UPPER SACKVILLE: A 32-year-old man from the Guysborough area faces theft-related charges following an incident in East Hants and Upper Sackville. Const. Preston Burns, Community Policing Officer with East Hants RCMP, said on the night...
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