Beaver Bank shouldn’t be split, Commission told
LOWER SACKVILLE: Beaver Bank wasn’t the reason the Electoral Boundary Commission was at Acadia Hall in Lower Sackville to start their province-wide tour on election boundaries on Sept. 4, but it quickly became the...
Province announces more Immunocompromised people eligible for additional COVID-19 vaccine dose
From a release
HALIFAX: More immunocompromised Nova Scotians, including those on dialysis, are now eligible for a three-dose primary series of COVID-19 vaccine and can book an additional dose starting Friday, July 8.
Nova Scotia has...
Resident’s concerns over Carr Farm development fall flat with NWCC councillors at appeal hearing
FALL RIVER: The appeal for the Carr Farm Development in Fall River has been rejected by North West Community Council (NWCC).
At the special meeting of NWCC, four of the five councillors voted to reject...
PHOTOS: Play ball! Opening ceremonies kick-off U15 AAA Atlantic championship
ENFIELD: The opening ceremonies kicked things off for the U15 AAA Atlantic Baseball championship on Sept 17 at the Enfield Legion ball field.
The tournament features Fredericton Royals (N.B.); Summerside Chevy's (PEI); St. John's Capitals...
Newly licensed driver nabbed by RCMP for stunting on Hwy 102
LANTZ: An 18-year-old East Stewiacke man has been charged with stunting after East Hants RCMP nabbed him doing well over the posted speed limit in Lantz on Aug. 7.
East Hants RCMP Const. Preston Burns,...
Proposed Charleswood development holding open house
WINDSOR JUNCTION: Residents will get their first chance to look at a revised application proposal looking to build 176 residential units in the Charleswood Drive area of Windsor Junction.
The proposal is from ZZAP Consultants...
Two break-and-enters, assault, theft being investigated by police
FALL RIVER: A pair of break-and-enters are among the crimes being investigated by the RCMP, according to the HRP/Halifax District RCMP's Crimemapping web tool.
In Fall River, RCMP were informed of a break-and-enter at a...
NEW: N.S. announces 17 new Covid19 cases; total at 90
HRM: As of today, March 27, Nova Scotia has 90 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Seventeen new cases were identified Thursday, March 26. Most are connected to travel or a known case. None...
Shubenacadie District School holds Mi’kmaq flag raising
SHUBENACADIE: Students at Shubenacadie District Elementary School held a special flag raising ceremony on an overcast Friday Oct. 2.
The school raised the Mi'kmaq flag in recognition of Mi'kmaq Heritage Month that is October.
Before the...
COLUMN: O’Leary – the little town that could
Last week, I took a mini-vacation to PEI. There was a reason why I would go to the Island after summer has ended and just a few days into the fall season. It was...