VIDEO: Parade atmosphere greets move of house in Wellington
WELLINGTON: If you were in Wellington on March 14, you could have been mistaken with the thought that there was a parade going through the small community on Hwy 2.
Instead, it was the hauling...
Homework on the side: Handspiker’s interest in technology began at LHS
MAIN PHOTO: Olivia Handspiker of Beaver Bank speaks to Pat Healey of The Laker News. The video interview can be found in the story. (Dagley Media)
BEAVER BANK: Getting some homework assignments on the side...
NSH announces potential COVID19 exposure at five locations in Halifax, Dartmouth, Sackville
LOWER SACKVILLE/DARTMOUTH: Nova Scotia Health Public Health is advising of potential exposure to COVID-19 at five locations in the Central Zone.
In addition to media releases, all potential exposure notifications are listed here: http://www.nshealth.ca/covid-exposures.
Anyone...
Province announces investment to remove barriers for sport, recreation, and coaching
HALIFAX: The Rankin government is investing $5 million to help make the province's sport system more inclusive and accessible. This is the biggest investment in community and amateur sport in recent history."More Nova Scotians,...
PHAC launches Vaccine Community Innovation Challenge
HALIFAX: The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has launched the Vaccine Community Innovation Challenge
The Challenge encourages people across Canada to help promote vaccine confidence in their communities.
Individuals and/or groups are invited...
One way street: N.S. opens border to N.B. residents without restrictions
FALL RIVER/HALIFAX: The border between N.S. and N.B. has officially reopened, as of 8 a.m. today March 20. Sort of.
At the COVID19 briefing on March 19 in Halifax, Premier Iain Rankin and Dr. Robert...
Remaining restrictions in N.S., HRM areas lifted by province
EAST HANTS: The province has announced some changes to their COVID19 restrictions, which have been in place province-wide as well as those that were in place in the HRM, Elmsdale, Lantz, Enfield, and the...
N.S. announces investment in province’s digital economy
EAST HANTS/FALL RIVER: A $16.8 million investment will allow four Nova Scotia universities to expand and enhance their computer science programs, the province announced on March 19.
Digital skills drive the start-up economy and COVID-19...
N.S. writes off almost $16m in debt for 2020-2021
FALL RIVER/EAST HANTS: The province is writing off $15.7 million in debts considered uncollectable as of March 31."Write-offs are a part of doing business for both the private and public sectors," said Finance and...
More N.S. pharmacies to offer COVID19 vaccine; groups expanded
HALIFAX: The province says Anyone 80 and older and born between Sept. 1 and Dec. 31, can start to book their COVID-19 vaccine, beginning at 7 a.m. on March 22.In addition to the community...