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,...
COVID19: Two new cases Jan. 8
HALIFAX: As of today, Jan. 8, Nova Scotia has 29 active cases of COVID-19. Two new cases are being reported today.
One case is in Eastern Zone and one case is in Central Zone. Both...
Break-and-enter calls keep East Hants RCMP busy
ENFIELD: Police are reporting that during the holidays they responded to several break-and-enter calls throughout East Hants.
S/Sgt. Cory Bushell said during the past two weeks they attended to calls where residences were broken into....
Dine in service to return in HRM, Enfield, Elmsdale, Mount Uniacke areas at licensed...
HALIFAX/EAST HANTS: As a result of the low case numbers during the Christmas holidays, the province has announced that restaurants and licenced establishments in areas of Halifax Regional Municipality and Hants County can reopen...
Funding announced for new CCOA facility
ENFIELD: An impassioned message from Jessie Stewart was all that those at Corridor Community Options for Adults (CCOA) needed to hear to understand what a new state-of-the-art facility will mean to clients like her.
Stewart...
Leaving litter in 2020
Volunteers continue to clean up litter at Exit 10; Municipality of East Hants staff investigating options
By Luke Ettinger, Journalism student
SHUBENACADIE: Remi Roy has cleaned up litter near Highway 102 Exit 10 for almost 23...
COVID19 potential exposure advisory includes Elmsdale Sobeys
ELMSDALE: N.S. Public Health is advising that patrons to the Elmsdale Sobeys on two dates may have been exposed to COVID19.
In a release on Dec. 18, Public health said that anyone present at the...
Horse-riding arena damaged in morning fire in Enfield
ENFIELD: The quick actions of one of the owners of Todd Hill Farm in Enfield likely prevented a total loss of their horse-riding arena on the morning of Dec. 17.
When Karen and John Gillghan...
Santa Food Drive in Lantz a success
LANTZ: What started out as a way to put a smile on the face of a young girl some 17 years ago has turned into an enormous success year after year for the local...
Cameron throws name into political ring; to run for NDP in Hants East
EAST HANTS: The former editor and journalist of East Hants’ community newspaper The Weekly Press is setting her sights on politics.
In an announcement on Dec. 10, the Nova Scotia NDP announced that Abby Cameron,...