Fall protection awareness campaign for construction industry launched, aimed at employers, workers
DARTMOUTH: Every year, construction workers die on the job or are severely injured as a result of improper fall protection when working at heights across Nova Scotia.
According to data from WCB Nova Scotia,...
N.S. budget forecast shows optimism
HALIFAX: The second update on Budget 2022-23 shows strong economic activity has increased revenue, allowing Nova Scotia to invest more in priority areas and support Nova Scotians with the cost of living.
Finance and Treasury...
A message from SchoolPlus Community regarding COVID19 help
HALIFAX/EAST HANTS: This was sent to us from SchoolPlus:
"Parents & Guardians.Are you missing 50 per cent or more of your work week due to school closure, you're child is sick, awaiting Covid test results,...
Wellington youth wins Canada-wide music leadership award
WELLINGTON: A young Wellington boy who is quick to volunteer for any musical opportunity” left such a lasting impact on his former music teacher at Holland Road Elementary School that he’s picked up a...
N.S. announces more mental health and addictions support
HALIFAX: Community organizations across the province will be able to provide more mental health and addictions support to those in need with new government funding announced today, Dec. 11.
The Mental Health Foundation of Nova...
Elmsdale man charged in Dartmouth homicide
DARTMOUTH: A 23-year-old man from Elmsdale has been charged in the death of a Dartmouth man on May 12 in an incident police say was not random.
At approximately 7:30 p.m. on May 12, officers...
Local councillors weigh in on recent BLM protests in Halifax
BEAVER BANK/FALL RIVER: The time is now to truly listen to Black voices and hear their experiences, says a local councillor who represents the Middle/Upper Sackville-Beaver Bank-Lucasville district.
Deputy Mayor Lisa Blackburn and Councillor Steve...
RCMP looking to identify Lower Sackville hit-and-run driver
LOWER SACKVILLE: Halifax District RCMP are asking for public help to identify the driver of an older model silver Ford Ranger pickup truck involved in a hit-and-run collision in Lower Sackville on March 14...
Burn restrictions come in to effect beginning March 15, N.S. announces
NS: With spring approaching, the warmer and drier weather will increase the risk of wildfires. In 2021, provincial firefighters fought 113 wildfires covering 197 hectares across Nova Scotia.
Provincial burn restrictions come into effect Tuesday,...
School support staff in N.S. could strike April 21
HALIFAX: CUPE’s Nova Scotia School Board Council of Unions (NSSBCU) and the central bargaining committee representing Nova Scotia’s Regional Centres for Education and the CSAP will be in a legal strike/lock-out position as of...