UPDATED: From the Cruiser – June 21-28, 2022
Brought to you by: ENFIELD: Over the past week (June 21 to June 28) officers with East Hants RCMP responded to 116 calls for service. The following call breakdown is…
Suspicious truck fire under investigation by police
KENNETCOOK: Police are investigating a suspicious vehicle fire on Highway 236 near Kennetcook on June 23. East Hants RCMP S/Sgt. Cory Bushell said officers received a call that a service…
Province raises Pride flag at Province House
From a release: HALIFAX: A symbol of Pride is waving over Province House as of June 28, in Halifax. As part of Pride Month celebrations, Public Service Commission Minister Colton…
Applications for Property Tax Rebate for Seniors to open July 1
From a release HALIFAX: The province announced June 27 that applications for the Property Tax Rebate for Seniors, which helps low-income seniors with their municipal residential property taxes, open Friday,…
“There is nothing better then holding a book in your hands. Holding a book is a beautiful thing.”
FALL RIVER: Put down that cell phone and pick up a book. Those words, from local councillor Cathy Deagle Gammon, were music to the ears of staff from Halifax Public…
Golf tourney in memory of Const. Heidi Stevenson raises more than $7,000 for student bursaries
SHUBENACADIE: The inaugural Const. Heidi Stevenson Memorial Golf Tournament raised more than $7,000 for two scholarships to graduating students at two East Hants High schools. The fundraiser took place May…
“Cascade of wrongs” from HRM to Waverley residents over road closure: councillor
WAVERLEY: The local councillor isn’t mincing words over her disappointment towards HRM staff for not informing residents of Waverley of road work that will mean an upwards of 20-minute detour…
RCMP nab impaired drivers in East Hants, Fall River/Beaver Bank areas
EAST HANTS/FALL RIVER: Last month, there were close to 150 Nova Scotia motorists charged with impaired driving, two of which occurred in the East Hants area while there was one…
Seventeen Fall River, Beaver Bank motorists snagged for speeding
FALL RIVER/BEAVER BANK: RCMP caught 18 motorists speeding in the Fall River/Beaver Bank area during the month of May, statistics released monthly by the provincial force indicate. Of those 18…
Author Garrett releases recipe book A Taste of the Wild
HALIFAX: First published in 1975, A Taste of the Wild is a forager’s dream cookbook. Centred around 40 commonly foraged plants in Canada, Blanche Pownall Garrett’s collection offers unique and…