From the Firehouse – June 2024 calls
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KENNETCOOK: Here is a look at the June 2024 calls for various volunteer fire departments in the East Hants and Stewiacke area.
The below is provided form volunteer fire departments: Uniacke &...
Premier Houston asked about pressures put on area schools by growth, development in Fall...
BEAVER BANK/FALL RIVER: The province understands that growth and development in areas such as Fall River and Beaver Bank means an increase in population at area schools.
That’s what Premier Tim Houston said in answering...
N.S. Weekly Traffic Advisories
HALIFAX/FALL RIVER/EAST HANTS: Here is a look at the weekly traffic advisories across the province as provided by the Department of Public Works.
NOTE: The projects listed below are planned road and bridge work.
For...
Labatt’s expands water can production to Halifax brewery
HALIFAX: Labatt Breweries of Canada announced July 12 the expansion of its water can production to Halifax, bolstering its Disaster Relief Program support across Canada.
To ensure the ongoing success of this initiative, the...
Youth located deceased following flash flooding in Wolfville
WOLFVILLE: A Wolfville youth has been found deceased after flash flooding in the town and surrounding Kings County communities on July 11.
Police said in a release that at approximately 7:40 p.m., Kings District RCMP...
Woman nabbed for allegedly driving impaired, speeding
LANTZ: A 20-year-old Indian Brook woman will face impaired driving charges when she appears in court next month.
East Hants RCMP Const. Preston Burns, Community Policing Officer, said an officer was patrolling Highway 102 in...
SiRT charges East Hants RCMP officer with sexual assault offences
ENFIELD: An East Hants RCMP officer has been charged with three counts of sexual assault following an investigation by Nova Scotia’s SiRT (Serious Incident Response Team).
SiRT said that on Jan. 11, 2024, RCMP contacted...
Premier Houston says province “open to solutions” to keep treated effluent out of Lake...
BEAVER BANK: The premier said the province “continues to be open to different solutions” when it comes to keeping the treated effluent from going into Lake Thomas from the Carr Farm Development.
Premier Tim Houston...
East Coast musical talent set to perform at Village Green Music Festival
MAIN PHOTO: Fall River Indigenous artist DeeDee Austin performs Buried Truth at the Halifax Stanfield Airport. (Healey photo)
WAVERLEY: A slew of East Coast talent will be hitting the stage at the Village Green in...
Second time in a week Fall River school targeted with mischief
FALL RIVER: For the second time in a week, vandals have caused damage at a Fall River elementary school.
Cpl. Guillaume Tremblay, with RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment in Lower Sackville, said that police are investigating...