Maya Butcher ready to blast off (virtually) at Junior Astronaut Camp
WELLINGTON: A young Wellington girl is going to have an experience out of this world after being one of 52 winners selected for the Canadian Space Agency’s Junior Astronaut campaign.
Maya Butcher, a Grade 7...
RCMP officer from Fall River area awarded Medal of Bravery
FALL RIVER: An N.S. RCMP officer who calls the Fall River area home has been bestowed the Governor General's Medal of Bravery during a ceremony held virtually last week.
In a post on their Facebook...
Red Cross helping tenants of Indian Brook apartment fire
INDIAN BROOK: The Canadian Red Cross says they're assisting tenants who lost everything during an apartment fire near Indian Brook on June 18.
In a release, the Red Cross' Communications Director for Atlantic Canada Dan...
MacDonald elated after winning Hants East PC nomination
LANTZ: The Councillor for Lantz-Milford and Deputy Warden for the Municipality of East Hants has won the nomination to represent the PC Party of N.S. in Hants East in the next provincial election
John...
Four youths get off with warning after loitering in Lantz
LANTZ: Four youth who were cooperative with an East Hants RCMP officer escaped further punishment after an encounter in Lantz on June 10.
S/Sgt. Cory Bushell said RCMP officers were being proactive and patrolling near...
Pet of the Week – June 18, 2021
Here is our Pet of the Week for June 18, 2021 as selected by a random computerized draw:
The other pets that were submitted will be included in the draw for next week, and the...
Halifax man nabbed for stunting in construction zone
ELMSDALE: Speeding in a construction zone on Hwy 102 in Elmsdale has netted a 25-year-old Halifax man a hefty stunting fine.
S/Sgt. Cory Bushell, with East Hants RCMP, said officers were conducting radar on Hwy...
Testing confirms blue-green algae present in Shubenacadie Grand Lake
GRAND LAKE: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change said June 16 that full testing results has confirmed the presence of blue-green algae at Shubenacadie-Grand Lake consistent with levels that are dangerous to dogs.
NSE...
Indian Brook man charged with child porn, sexual interference
INDIAN BROOK: A 35-year-old man from Indian Brook has been charged with child pornography and sexual interference offences following an investigation between the Indian Brook RCMP and the Provincial RCMP Internet Child Exploitation (ICE)...
“It made me feel like I was doing my part in the fight against...
MAIN PHOTO: Siblings Camryn n Tristan Giddens were eager to get their vaccine shots, even if Camryn doesn’t like needles. (Healey photo)
WINDSOR JUNCTION/EAST HANTS: Youth from the Fall River and East Hants areas are...